Awesome stuff. What a great kid and a great family. I feel blessed to have been a part of this effort. Continued prayers and good thoughts.
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ALERT!! Fundraiser: Shooter with spinal cord injury
- Thread starter powdahound76
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I saw this a bit ago.
Eyes aint dry yet.
As @Average guy knows, you meet Bo and his family, total strangers till then, you just love em and wanna hug em!
Blessed to count them as friends and so excited for Bo to be back at it!!
Eyes aint dry yet.
As @Average guy knows, you meet Bo and his family, total strangers till then, you just love em and wanna hug em!
Blessed to count them as friends and so excited for Bo to be back at it!!
When we got the sneak preview yesterday I was blown away. After seeing Bo behind that gun only one word comes to me AWESOME. Awesome kid, AWESOME family, AWESOME friends, AWESOME community, and most of all our lord is AWESOME.
I’m not sure Bo’s dad just sent me the pic tonight. Our friend that’s in the picture out front has been working on it for a few months now
When BJ sent me this pic. Roman’s 8:18 came to mind.
For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.
My heart swells and my eyes are dusty!!!!! He has a great attitude. And his supporters really have his back. I would love to see a video of him and his new rifle banging steel.
I’ll see what we can do about that
I have a couple videos now but have no clue how to post or link them here.
It is awesome to see him with a big smile on his face
Somewhat in layman's terms. Cervical vertebra #5 is the 5th vertebra in the neck, #1 being right at the base of the skull. The higher up the injury, the less function a spinal cord injury patient typically has, but every injury is different. My son had dislocation of C6-C7, the Dr.'s were surprised he still had wrist function at first, not typical with an injury in that area, and thankfully he developed some hand function during his recovery. C5 injury typically has no function from triceps, they often can't lift there arms above there head. I'll qualify this by saying this is just my experience, not medical, my son plays wheelchair rugby and I was around a lot of different quads for a while when I would help at games and practice.
Edit: Spinal cord injuries are classified as complete or incomplete. It's been a long time since my son was injured so I'm hazy on the difference but kind of remember it being a level of severity. Incomplete injury is more likely to have more recovery.
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@powdahound76 and I were visiting tonight. I thought I’d share a revelation I had. Other than my family this is probably the coolest thing I’ve ever been involved with. It really showed me how great our community of shooter is.
God is great
Dang!!!
Having had the honor to hang with Bo and his folks several times, it really warms my heart to see awesome stuff like this!!!
@Jscb1b - sorry I missed your question on the C5 injury.
Looks like you got a very good explanation.
Having had the honor to hang with Bo and his folks several times, it really warms my heart to see awesome stuff like this!!!
@Jscb1b - sorry I missed your question on the C5 injury.
Looks like you got a very good explanation.
I did. Then I used dr goole to learn more about complete and incomplete. Bo has one hell of a support system behind him. Is it dusty in here?
That is amazing. I bet he’s over the moon about it.I can’t wait till he knocks on down.
No dust.
Just human feeling.
Maybe God stirring in our hearts.
I like it myself.
Just human feeling.
Maybe God stirring in our hearts.
I like it myself.
Whatever it is, it’s damn coolNo dust.
Just human feeling.
Maybe God stirring in our hearts.
I like it myself.
Well, How about reviving a post with some awesomeness??
Bo was out in his chair doing some messing around and the 7 SAUM did it’s job too!!!
Other updates:
Bo can hold himself up for a while if assisted to sit up.
He is learning to drive an adaptive car.
He graduated high school on time and is studying CAD at college (living in an apt with friends who help him out).
I had the privilege of visiting the family about 5 months ago.
The group of young men who have become friends and helpers to Bo (and his family) really knocked my socks off.
Bo was out in his chair doing some messing around and the 7 SAUM did it’s job too!!!
Other updates:
Bo can hold himself up for a while if assisted to sit up.
He is learning to drive an adaptive car.
He graduated high school on time and is studying CAD at college (living in an apt with friends who help him out).
I had the privilege of visiting the family about 5 months ago.
The group of young men who have become friends and helpers to Bo (and his family) really knocked my socks off.
Awesome does not describe how awesome this is!
Lots of prayers went out to this young man in his time of need. I’m so glad to see how well he is doing, and killing it in the process.
Why is it so dusty in here all of the sudden?
Way to go Bo!!!!
The difference between a complete and incomplete spinal cord injury (SCI) is that in a complete injury, the spinal cord is completely severed. In an incomplete injury, the damage can range from bruising, compression and swelling to partially severed. SCIs are graded on a scale called the ASIA Scale and it describes/scores the degree of impairment in terms of sensory perception and motor function. ASIA scores range from A (no sensory or motor function is preserved) to E (normal --all sensory and motor functions are graded as normal).
C5 (cervical vertebrae 5) is located basically just above the shoulders, C6 at the shoulders, C7, C8 below. After C8 begins the thoracic spine vertebrae, then, the lumbar spine vertebrae, ending in the sacral vertebrae. The branch nerves from the C5, C6 nerve root control the biceps, triceps, elbow and forearm, while C6 goes to the thumb and wrist, C7 to the index and middle finger, and C8 to the ring and pinky finger.
This is important because the level of a SCI indicates the highest level at which function is preserved. For example, an injury to C6 would mean function at C5 and above would be preserves. However, that also means anything and potentially everything BELOW the injury can be impaired. Therefore, an injury at C6 could leave the patient unable walk, use their wrist, fingers, arms, or have varying degrees of disfunction to everything below their shoulders. Bowel, bladder and sexual disfunction are also possible, again to varying degrees.
SCIs are each very unique in terms of how they can present and the possibility for recovery for the patient, and no two injuries are exactly alike. An incomplete C5 injury can leave one patient incontinent and in a chair, requiring significant care-taking, and another patient may walk and be able to work and live on their own.
It's absolutely incredible to see this young man continuing to progress in his life and able to pursue his hobbies despite enormous odds. @powdahound76 if you see Bo again, tell him some random guy on the Internet thinks he is amazing and is very proud of him!
Man, this thread got me feeling some type of way.
C5 (cervical vertebrae 5) is located basically just above the shoulders, C6 at the shoulders, C7, C8 below. After C8 begins the thoracic spine vertebrae, then, the lumbar spine vertebrae, ending in the sacral vertebrae. The branch nerves from the C5, C6 nerve root control the biceps, triceps, elbow and forearm, while C6 goes to the thumb and wrist, C7 to the index and middle finger, and C8 to the ring and pinky finger.
This is important because the level of a SCI indicates the highest level at which function is preserved. For example, an injury to C6 would mean function at C5 and above would be preserves. However, that also means anything and potentially everything BELOW the injury can be impaired. Therefore, an injury at C6 could leave the patient unable walk, use their wrist, fingers, arms, or have varying degrees of disfunction to everything below their shoulders. Bowel, bladder and sexual disfunction are also possible, again to varying degrees.
SCIs are each very unique in terms of how they can present and the possibility for recovery for the patient, and no two injuries are exactly alike. An incomplete C5 injury can leave one patient incontinent and in a chair, requiring significant care-taking, and another patient may walk and be able to work and live on their own.
It's absolutely incredible to see this young man continuing to progress in his life and able to pursue his hobbies despite enormous odds. @powdahound76 if you see Bo again, tell him some random guy on the Internet thinks he is amazing and is very proud of him!
Man, this thread got me feeling some type of way.
That's the level his spinal cord is severed. C5 is mid neck (c= cervical). There's a phrase for medical school too, "C5 keeps the diaphragm alive" (breathing). Usually C5's are quads on vents for life.
I work on these folks for a living and thats too many words for me!
“Stuff broke, no worky” is more my level……
I will clarify with his folks, and if my memory is right, when Bo got to Craig in July of 21 he was classified at Asia A.
Adds another dimension to the fact he is driving now.
And yes, I will see them again. At least 2-3 times a year I bet!
I looked up ASIA A. Maybe the Dr. was wrong about Bo's assessment? I am happy for him!
Sorry, ER got busy!
I see you got the answer tho.
Sorry for the big words
More grunting and pointing next time for you!!!
