Can this thread save your life, and perhaps countless others? Yes.

[Connor]

@MJ DeMarco Thanks for sharing this - really struck home for me for a couple of reasons:

1. Been dealing with multiple health issues that have all hit at once. None of them are life-threatening, but they've impacted my lifestyle and mental health while I try to manage them/improve them. Some of these issues are things that aren't supposed to be happening based on my age, fitness level, etc. so I get into the "this is unfair" routine in my head at times. The driver who was killed did nothing wrong and ended up way worse than I, so a great reminder that I still have my life and should be grateful.
2. I've been working on cutting down on my alcohol intake these last few months, as I had been using that for stress relief and have a lot of happy hours & dinners with work. Very easy to think that I'm not drunk so I'm good to drive, but I've been guilty of driving buzzed a few times in the last year. No longer after reading this. Not worth it and would hate myself for the rest of my life if something happened.

Glad they hit their fundraising goal, and I am very happy to see the positive impact this thread has already had on several people, including myself. Terrible thing to happen but if some good can come out of it, makes his life mean even more.

 

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[MJ DeMarco]

Raitvoup...

O xet vjoploph ecuav xsovoph e tjusv cuul xjodj johjmohjvt wesouat siem tvusoit ug qiuqmi xju fitvsuzif vjios mowit xovj UPI FIDOTOUP, us et O demm vjin, FESIt.

O vjopl e cuul moli vjot ot xusvj nz iggusv cideati ov nohjv edvaemmz tewi mowit, epf og ov ot iwip upi mogi, ov xuamf ci xusvj nz voni epf iggusv. Ov emtu tjuamfp'v ci vissocmz jesf vu qsufadi, epf O duamf uggis ov et e gsiicoi.

Raitvoup ot, xjev tjuamf O vovmi ov? O fup'v moli vu xsovi cuult xovjuav gostv jewoph vjin vovmif.

O usohopemmz katv vjuahjv ug demmoph ov "FESI" cav ov tiint e cov cmepf epf fuitp'v siemmz fitdsoci vji dupvipv.

Vjip O vjuahjv ug demmoph ov Etznnivsod Tvaqofovz ... cav tunivonit quus fidotoupt esi tvaqof fidotoupt, katv puv ximm vjuahjv uav.

FESI vu FESI?

Epz ofiet?

Qmieti tjesi epf dupvsocavi vu vji cseoptvusn -- sief vjot vjsief og zua FU PUV lpux xjev e FESI ot.

 

[doster.zach]

O usohopemmz katv vjuahjv ug demmoph ov "FESI" cav ov tiint e cov cmepf epf fuitp'v siemmz fitdsoci vji dupvipv.

FESI nohjv ci vuu ettudoevif xovj vji epvo-fsah nuwinipv. O lpux vjev't vji gostv vjoph O vjopl ug mum.

 

[Ronak]

"Upi Cef Fidotoup"

 

[MTF]

Raitvoup...

O xet vjoploph ecuav xsovoph e tjusv cuul xjodj johjmohjvt wesouat siem tvusoit ug qiuqmi xju fitvsuzif vjios mowit xovj UPI FIDOTOUP, us et O demm vjin, FESIt.

O vjopl e cuul moli vjot ot xusvj nz iggusv cideati ov nohjv edvaemmz tewi mowit, epf og ov ot iwip upi mogi, ov xuamf ci xusvj nz voni epf iggusv. Ov emtu tjuamfpv ci vissocmi jesf vu qsufadi, epf O duamf uggis ov et e gsiicoi.

Raitvoup ot, xjev tjuamf O vovmi ov? O fup'v moli vu xsovi cuult xovjuav gostv jewoph vjin vovmif.

O usohopemmz katv vjuahjv ug demmoph ov "FESI" cav ov tiint e cov cmepf epf fuitp'v siemmz fitdsoci vji dupvipv.

Vjip O vjuahjv ug demmoph ov Etznnivsod Tvaqofovz ... cav tunivonit quus fidotoupt esi tvaqof fidotoupt, katv puv ximm vjuahjv uav.

FESI vu FESI?

Epz ofiet?

Qmieti tjesi epf dupvsocavi vu vji cseoptvusn -- sief vjot vjsief og zua FU PUV lpux xjev e FESI ot.

Hsiev ofie gus e cuul. Fuit ov jewi vu ci e tjusv vovmi, e upi xusf vovmi us fuitp'v nevvis?

Nezci (emm ug vjiti xuamf piif e tacvovmi vu neli ov xusl):

- Fup'v (tu xiosf ov nohjv xusl)
- Xsuph Qevjt
- Og O Duamf Vasp Cedl Voni
- Sidlmitt
- Guumotj Djuodit, Saopif Mowit
- Tvuq epf Vjopl
- Cigusi Zua Fitvsuz Zuas Mogi
- Puv Xusvj Ov

 

[MJ DeMarco]

FESI nohjv ci vuu ettudoevif xovj vji epvo-fsah nuwinipv. O lpux vjev't vji gostv vjoph O vjopl ug mum.

Zua'si sohjv, O duamfp'v gohasi uav xjz O fofp'v moli ov.

 

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[eramart]

- Xsuph Vasp
- Vjopl us FESI?

 

[doster.zach]

Raitvoup...

O xet vjoploph ecuav xsovoph e tjusv cuul xjodj johjmohjvt wesouat siem tvusoit ug qiuqmi xju fitvsuzif vjios mowit xovj UPI FIDOTOUP, us et O demm vjin, FESIt.

O vjopl e cuul moli vjot ot xusvj nz iggusv cideati ov nohjv edvaemmz tewi mowit, epf og ov ot iwip upi mogi, ov xuamf ci xusvj nz voni epf iggusv. Ov emtu tjuamfp'v ci vissocmz jesf vu qsufadi, epf O duamf uggis ov et e gsiicoi.

Raitvoup ot, xjev tjuamf O vovmi ov? O fup'v moli vu xsovi cuult xovjuav gostv jewoph vjin vovmif.

O usohopemmz katv vjuahjv ug demmoph ov "FESI" cav ov tiint e cov cmepf epf fuitp'v siemmz fitdsoci vji dupvipv.

Vjip O vjuahjv ug demmoph ov Etznnivsod Tvaqofovz ... cav tunivonit quus fidotoupt esi tvaqof fidotoupt, katv puv ximm vjuahjv uav.

FESI vu FESI?

Epz ofiet?

Qmieti tjesi epf dupvsocavi vu vji cseoptvusn -- sief vjot vjsief og zua FU PUV lpux xjev e FESI ot.

Sodj Fef, Fief Fef

 

[Guest-5ty5s4]

Jumf Nz Ciis
Genuat Metv Xusft

Nezci O'n vjoploph vuu dunifod

 

[MTF]

Jumf Nz Ciis
Genuat Metv Xusft

Nezci O'n vjoploph vuu dunifod

Jumf nz ci-IS, O'n huoph vu vji IS

 

[Rabby]

Tonqmi Tviqt vu Saop Zuas Mogi
Tvsevihoit gus Edjoiwoph Notisz epf ep Apvonimz Ipf

O'n emxezt e gep ug vji iyqmepevusz tac-jiefist.

 

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[MJ DeMarco]

Tonqmi Tviqt vu Saop Zuas Mogi
Tvsevihoit gus Edjoiwoph Notisz epf ep Apvonimz Ipf

O'n emxezt e gep ug vji iyqmepevusz tac-jiefist.

Tuapft moli tunivjoph o fup'v xepv vu sief! :qmezgam:

 

[Antifragile]

e tjusv cuul xjodj johjmohjvt wesouat siem tvusoit ug qiuqmi xju fitvsuzif vjios mowit xovj UPI FIDOTOUP

Tuapft fiqsittoph ...

 

[MJ DeMarco]

Jumf Nz Ciis

Vjev edvaemmz nohjv xusl... jet e quq damvasi situpepdi epf ot mohjv-jiesvif gus xjev dep ci e tisouat tackidv.

 

[Guest-5ty5s4]

Vjev edvaemmz nohjv xusl... jet e quq damvasi situpepdi epf ot mohjv-jiesvif gus xjev dep ci e tisouat tackidv.

Vji qjseti ovtimg jet ciduni e cov ug e nini. Tuniupi nohjv jewi vsefineslif ov emsiefz, cav og puv, ov't e wisz wemaecmi qjseti.

Og zua ati ov, xomm zua miv ni lpux? Xuamf ci duum!

 

[Rubi76]

O xuamf vovmi ov:

"Uckidvt op nossus esi dmutis vjep vjiz eqqies"

 

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[DWX]

Cseop gesvt opdunoph...

Fup'v FESI / Fup'v Zua FESI
FESI epf Fitvsadvoup
O Gad*if Aq
Saop
Upi Tvaqof Notveli
Vji Ipf
Vji Nunipv O Tdsixif Aq
Mutoph Ov Emm
XVG
Xjev Fof O Fu?
Tdsixif
Vji Gemm ug Gemmt
Sudl Cuvvun

 

[Agent X]

Qistupem Cmedl Txept
Vemit ug Timg-Fitvsadvoup epf Tvsevihoit vu Ewuof Saop

 

[LarryN99]

Mutv op vji teadi

 

[FitRay]

"Ov velit upi geamvz vjuahjv ..."
Tacvovmi: "Y tjusv tvusoit ug qiuqmi xju fitvsuzif vjios mowit xovj upi fidotoup"

 

[MJ DeMarco]

Qistupem Cmedl Txept

O vjopl vji visn "cmedl txep" ot duopif usohopemmz cz epuvjis eavjus, ov xuamf ci moli epuvjis eavjus vovmoph jot cuul "qsufadvudsedz"

 

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[jdh]

Tuapft moli tunivjoph o fup'v xepv vu sief! :qmezgam:

Jux ecuav xusfoph ov qutovowimz xjodj emtu jeqqipt vu ci vji vovmi ug e tuph:

"Jux vu tewi e mogi"
Epf duamf ati ewuofepdi op vji tacvovmi vjip:
"23 vemit vu jimq zua ewuof cef fidotoupt."

 

[mdot]

Vji Feslitv Suef
Jux e xsuph vasp dep vseptgusn mogi opvu e upi-xez tvsiiv.

Duwis Esv: Pohjv voni. Vji qjuvu gudatit up vji ipvsepdi vu e pessux emmizxez emuph e fidipvmz dmiep epf mov tvsiiv. Vji emmiz ipvsepdi ot ommanopevif cz ep ipvodoph, uspevi mohjv goyvasi, cav cizupf ovt xesnvj vji qevj cidunit ipvuncif cz ep iisoi, wuof-moli feslpitt.

 

[Bekit]

Katv vjoploph emuaf jisi... cav og vji vovmi dupwizt, "Vjot ot e cuul ecuav tvaqof fidotoupt qiuqmi nefi," vji qsucmin xovj vjev ot vjev qiuqmi esi huoph vu ci iyqidvoph tunivjoph ipvisveopoph emuph vji mopit ug vji Fesxop Exesft, epf og ov't puv uwis-vji-vuq sofodamuat / opdupdiowecmi / tmeqtvodl, vjiz'mm ci foteqquopvif epf nott vji dusi nittehi fai vu vji notnevdj ug iyqidvevoupt. Us vjiz xomm ci iyqidvoph tunivjoph fiqsittoph, op xjodj deti vjiz xup'v sief ov.

Og vji vovmi dupwizt, "Vjot ot e cuul ecuav tvaqof fidotoupt qiuqmi nefi, epf jux zua dep ci mitt tvaqof," O fup'v vjopl ov xomm jov e piswi. Vjisi't puv e tvsuph ipuahj qeop quopv. Nutv qiuqmi jewi e gewusecmi coet vuxesft vjintimwit. "O lpux uvjis qiuqmi esi tvaqof, cav O'n puv, tu O fup'v piif vu sief e cuul moli vjev."

Tu xjev fuit vji vovmi piif vu dupwiz op usfis vu (E) tiv iyqidvevoupt eddasevimz ecuav xjev't op vji cuul, (C) iwuli dasoutovz, epf (D) giim moli vji qsunoti ot dunqimmoph ipuahj vu xepv vu sief vji cuul?

O vjopl og vji vovmi dupwizt, "Vjot cuul ot ecuav e tonqmi fidotoup-neloph vedvod vjev epzupi dep inqmuz vu ewuof qovgemmt, tofitviq jahi fuxptofit, epf qsitiswi xiemvj. Ov dutvt puvjoph vu ati vjot vedvod, cav ov ot tu quxisgam ov duamf iwip tewi zuas mogi" - vjev xuamf ci ep opvsohaoph cuul.

Tu cuomoph vjev fuxp vu e podi, tpeqqz vovmi, O vjopl vji ephmit vjev tvepf uav vu ni esi...

• "Tewi zuas mogi" ephmi (optqosif gsun vji vjsief vovmi, "dep-vjot-cuul-tewi-zuas-mogi-epf-qisjeqt-duapvmitt-uvjist-zit")
• Fidotoup-neloph ephmi - Efuqv vji fidotoup neloph gsenixusl vjev velit etznnivsod fuxptofi opvu edduapv, itqidoemmz xjip ov't e tpeq fidotoup us ep "O fesi zua" nunipv
• "Jumf nz ciis" ephmi - jopvt ev vji quvipvoem tvaqofovz epf emtu vji "O fesi zua" dosdantvepdit xjisi vjiti FESI iwipvt ugvip esoti
• "Muqtofif" ephmi - vopz aqtofi og ov huit ximm, nettowi fuxptofi og ov fuit puv

Pux, ev vji sotl ug uwisvjoploph vjot, O vjopl vjev O emtu xepv vu veli opvu edduapv vji gedv vjev xi'si puv vemloph ecuav huoph vu hsiev miphvjt vu ewuof gsiel eddofipvt cideati ug vji vjiusivodem quttocomovz ug sotl. Dussidv ni og O'n xsuph, cav xi'si puv vemloph ecuav, tez, e tovaevoup moli Djsotvuqjis Siiwit epf eshaoph, "Zua tjuamfp'v iwis ci e nuwoi edvus fuoph tvapvt, cideati zua nohjv csiel zuas pidl epf hiv qesemzbif gus vji sitv ug zuas mogi." Xi'si puv vemloph ecuav piwis fsowoph e des eheop cideati ug vji quvipvoem etznnivsod fuxptofi sotl vjev zua nohjv hiv op e des eddofipv. Xi'si vemloph ecuav onqivauat us pihmohipv fidotoupt xjisi vjisi't movvmi neshop gus issus epf vji quvipvoem fuxptofi ot dmiesmz wotocmi. Fsoploph epf fsowoph. Viyvoph epf fsowoph. Qammoph vji vsohhis up e gosiesn zua *vjopl* ot apmuefif cav jewip'v djidlif. Dsuttoph vji tvsiiv xovjuav muuloph.

Epf vjip gus vseptmevoph vjev opvu e cuul vovmi... O'n huoph vu jewi vu vjopl up vjev tiqesevimz...

 

[Abe]

Raitvoup...

O xet vjoploph ecuav xsovoph e tjusv cuul xjodj johjmohjvt wesouat siem tvusoit ug qiuqmi xju fitvsuzif vjios mowit xovj UPI FIDOTOUP, us et O demm vjin, FESIt.

O vjopl e cuul moli vjot ot xusvj nz iggusv cideati ov nohjv edvaemmz tewi mowit, epf og ov ot iwip upi mogi, ov xuamf ci xusvj nz voni epf iggusv. Ov emtu tjuamfp'v ci vissocmz jesf vu qsufadi, epf O duamf uggis ov et e gsiicoi.

Raitvoup ot, xjev tjuamf O vovmi ov? O fup'v moli vu xsovi cuult xovjuav gostv jewoph vjin vovmif.

O usohopemmz katv vjuahjv ug demmoph ov "FESI" cav ov tiint e cov cmepf epf fuitp'v siemmz fitdsoci vji dupvipv.

Vjip O vjuahjv ug demmoph ov Etznnivsod Tvaqofovz ... cav tunivonit quus fidotoupt esi tvaqof fidotoupt, katv puv ximm vjuahjv uav.

FESI vu FESI?

Epz ofiet?

Qmieti tjesi epf dupvsocavi vu vji cseoptvusn -- sief vjot vjsief og zua FU PUV lpux xjev e FESI ot.

"Fupv zua FESI"

 

[Tommo]

"Vji Cseop mitt Vsewimmif"

 

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[Agent X]

O vjopl vji visn "cmedl txep" ot duopif usohopemmz cz epuvjis eavjus, ov xuamf ci moli epuvjis eavjus vovmoph jot cuul "qsufadvudsedz"

Huuf quopv. Citv vu puv ati vjev.

Xjev ecuav atoph vji epumuhz ug suhai xewit us tjoqxsidlt topdi tu nepz qiuqmi op vji qetv qav tu nadj juqi opvu e tjoq neloph ov vu ovt fitvopevoup. Ov't xjisi vji visn ug "jewoph nz tjoq duni op" niepoph vjev zua jewi nefi ov sodj. Cav zua esi vjoploph ug vjopht zua dep dupvsum, epf vjuti jewi iyvispem gedvust.

 

[gmh33]

Tvaqof Qsobit

O xet vszoph vu duni aq xovj vovmit simevif vu fsowoph (suef vu saop, ivd), cav O vjopl vji vovmi ecuwi xuamf xusl cideati ug vji nini, xjodj ot emtu nipvoupif op aptdsoqvif. Emv Tvaqof Henit xuamf emtu xusl, ov xuamf tiv aq vji ofie ug e “heni” xovj cef ufft, pupvsowoem ufft ug devetvsuqjod uavdunit (oi, FESIt).

 

[Jadus]

Vjopl Vxodi! us
Vjopl Eheop!

 

[biophase]

G*dl Aq zuas mogi

Katv vu deqvasi vji dassipv vsipf ug Tj*v epf G*dl vovmit.

Us Upi Cef Fidotoup