On October 19th, at approximately 11:00pm, I broke my left knee. I was at a Flogging Molly show at the historic Fillmore auditorium in San Francisco, and had just taken a few turns around the pit, when I saw a little kid fall down in front of me. I bent to help him get up before he could trampled by the crowd, when, suddenly, some guy flew out of the crowd and landed on my knee. I heard a crunch, felt immediate searing pain, and was unable to stand on or move my left leg.
I had to army crawl across the crowded concert floor, calling for a medic, my arms and hands getting stepped on the whole way. I managed to make it about halfway across the floor before I just couldn't take it anymore and continued to call out for medics to come and get me.
They managed to get me to the medic's station, where I waited for the concert to end so my girlfriend could come and get me to the hospital.
Once at San Francisco General hospital, I was given some pain meds, some x-rays, a CT scan, and a diagnosis of "broken knee" and then sent back across the bay to try and go home.
I managed to get up the stairs to my apartment by sliding backward up each stair. The whole process took me about an hour and a half. I finally managed to get some sleep.
When i woke up, it was off to Oakland's Highland Hospital for further evaluation, and to set up an appointment for surgery to rebuild my knee.
It's been some time since all of that happened... I've got a full leg cast on, now. I'm staying with my mom, and trying not to go crazy. I won't be able to walk for about 3 months, and I just got my computer set up so I can keep busy. My boss won't allow me to work from home, so I'm having to take side jobs to get some money in my account. I'll also be filing for disability. Hopefully, the state doesn't fight me too hard on that.
All in all, I'm in a pretty sorry state of affairs these days. But, I'm trying to stay positive and busy, and I'm thankful that I'll only be immobile for 3 months instead of my whole life. I have moments where I really feel sorry for myself, and moments where I want to freak out. But, everyone has been pretty supportive and patient, so those moments are getting fewer and farther between.
Anyway... I'll most likely have a lot more time to do artwork, so you all can expect to see some new stuff coming soon.
