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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 พ.ค. 2024
- Pearland's Sam Snow loves his '78 Chevy Blazer. Popping the hood and working on it is part of Sam's therapy that has helped get his life back on track.
Sam lost his right leg in a hit-and-run accident three years ago.
"Learning how to walk and understanding my new situation, working on my truck has been very helpful in my recovery," he says.
Back on March 3, 2021, Sam was on his motorcycle headed to meet a friend. As he approached an interception on Manvel Road, a white truck didn't see him and the two collided.
The truck didn't stop and Sam's right leg was crushed. Two off-duty police officers helped save Sam's life but his medical journey would be extensive.
"After arriving at the hospital I had a stroke. They told me it would be too dangerous to have the number of surgeries needed, amputation was the best way to go."
The driver that hit Sam has never been found, but he has no ill will toward whoever hit him and is not sure what he would say to them if they ever came forward.
"It could have been a drunk driver or it could have been someone unaware of what they did," he explains.
Sam admits he was skeptical when he arrived at TIRR Memorial Herman for rehab but he quickly embraced his doctor's and therapist's knowledge and help. Sam soon learned how to walk on a prosthetic leg and gained a new outlook on life.
"I'm glad to be here, I feel very lucky. I don't feel like a victim even though I am a victim of a crime. I don't want to live my life regretting or hating what happened."
Sam can no longer climb on roofs, as he did as a fireplace technician before the accident, but he's keeping busy; both his truck and his garden are helping him find a new purpose in life.
"I'm ready for what's next in my life, I want to move forward and see where this takes me."
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