I have a high risk job and risky hobbies…. If I ever have an accident like you do, I hope I can handle it with as much grace and optimism as you are. At the same time you’re honest about the situation and seem to be processing all the possibilities of what could have happened and what could still happen yet so well. I’m so happy to see all the progress you’re making and how real you’ve been about it!!❤
@AnthonyVella I was told that I would never be able to live independently, drive, or care for myself after complications with Pancreatic Cancer and Brain surgery. I am doing all that and flying again. Stick to it.
You're doing great Anthony, you have a wonderful wife and family. Don't contemplate losing your arm, the hand is good, you can move the arm, the elbow probably will never be like it was pre-accident but all combined it's functional. It's fantastic that Tucker came to see you, you are both such great guys! Thanks for posting I hope your recovery continues to do really well.
Very Nice! Much thought and presentation of the reality’s now, in this video. You got this, be patient, especially with the arm, you are a soldier! Love your disposition with this video. When I was a kid, one of my sisters slammed our International Travel-all’s door on my mothers hand, catching her pinky, you can only imagine what the hell happened, she had to drive us back home, wrapping her hand up, bleeding profusely, pinky, barely hanging on, crushed, in pieces. Anyways, after numerous surgeries, they were able to save and keep her pinky, which is kinda really importing being a lady, a mother, and a piano player. All you can do is jump through the hoops my friend, and do what’s necessary to stay whole. The good thing is we live in the world of modern medicine, and many of us are still here because of that, thanks to the powers that be, and the gifts of today’s surgeons and doctors. So much respect for you, and so glad you’re in good spirits and sounding so grateful for your life and family. Keep The Faith brother 🙏🏻
Thank you so much for taking the time to share that story with me, brother. I am relieved to hear that your mom was able to keep her pinky, ESPECIALLY since she was a musician. I will keep the Faith. You're reminder to is so welcomed and appreciated. ❤️🙏
@@AnthonyVella reach out anytime 🤙🏻😎 ppl care about you and your family, keep fightin a good fight, you got this. Patience, and self care goes a long way brother, be kind to yourself, especially with the expectations. ✊🏻💯
Tucker who? Better call the FAA just in case! 😂 Seriously though, glad you’re back home and Tucker is a great dude and I just watched his video and it was great.
😂 WHO?!?! I am glad you appreciated that joke. I knew that he would likely get a chuckle out of it as well. 100%, he is a fantastic person. Thank you for reaching out. Stay in touch! 😁
I work in orthopedics, you are very lucky to have saved the elbow joint. Bone loss from a compound fracture around a joint usually results in a pretty catastrophic loss of function. Thankfully that fragment the EMTs found allowed you to keep the overall structure of your elbow. You are very early on in your orthopedic journey. Next surgery will continue to rebuild that joint. Give it time, work with your surgeon, the body heals slow. Don’t cut your hand off in the next 3 years. Godspeed my friend
Glad someone else said this already. While we have made some advancements in terms of arm prothestics they're not as functional as what he has now and even the better ones that have more hand control aren't great. Even more so since he's older and lost an arm. Younger kids who never had an arm seem to have better luck with prothestics since they're learning from nothing vs trying to do the same thing with different "equipment"
Don’t give up on that arm yet. I had a similar situation and doctors thought optimistically I would have limited use of my left arm - if any. Here I am 2 years later at 100% Hang in there dude 🙏
Same here. I shattered my left arm ulna and radius near the elbow while skateboarding and everything is fully recovered years later. It wasn't a compound wound like he suffered but anything's possible!
I mangled my leg. I used to think the same thing in that I’d be better off without it. After talking to some people with prosthetics, I quickly changed my mind. It’s easy to think that’s the better solution since it is extremely painful, and a nuisance at times, but I think down the road you’ll be grateful you still have it. Glad you’re okay man. It’s cool to see someone else acknowledge their blessings. Suffering is temporary.
He made the comment that his hand is fine, so I would think at worst he just ends up with a brace to lock out his arm from moving in a way that is painful.
Brother, I respect your love for the hobby, but your kids, your partner. They’ve been with you every step of the way. Please try not to put them through that again (Or worse)
Ya, just be a lump. Don't doing anything exciting. Don't even go to work because you could get killed in a car accident on your way there... Damn really people?
@@HateIncorporateddon't be that guy. Thrill seaking stuff should be at the bottom of a list when you have a wife and young kids depending on you. It's prioritizing. Yeah, it can be boring but sometimes you have to put dangerous shit on the shelf when you choose to have a family. Common sense.
@@superduty4556 life is a risk. Don't be a looser! Live life like you are going to die, vecause you are....don't be a coward... and don't take advice from people that just sit on a couch and do everything safely, no way to live....bunch of pathetic people with zero life experience..
Word of caution. There is a girl on TH-cam who had her leg mangled from a horse accident. She had the leg removed to stop the pain. It did not stop the pain ! So, hope you get back into the improvise, adapt and overcome mindset ! Thank you for your service, you and your family are a legends all around !!!
It's called phantom pain and it's very real. It's one of the scariest things about the human body and mind IMHO. I've heard so many stories about the phantom pain it makes me want to cry for the people who've lost limbs.
Phantom pain is not a choice. The brain is still wired for the pain, and when the limb is gone it goes a bit haywire. There are exercises to correct it but it's not a mindset kind of thing.
@@shakeyj4523 the exercises you speak of never worked for the few I know who felt the phantom pain. Maybe there's been progress over the last number of years though?
@@shakeyj4523 silly? I'm telling you the guys I know that had the phantom pain did all the exercises (both mental and physical exercises) as directed by the doctors. None of the exercises helped them at all. What's silly about that? I fail to see humor in someone's pain, but you feel free to think however you like to. Good day, cya never
I broke my leg extremely bad about 8 years ago. You mentioned in the video how it feels like your elbow is shift out and around. I had the same feeling with my ankle I think its a bit of a nerve system illusion. Like I drive stick and it was my clutch leg that I broke. I remember pushing down that clutch peddle the first time 4 months after and it felt my leg was bowing out to the side. But I have a metal bar in my leg and there is no way the titanium was bending. I think all the nerve damage that is caused in a situation like that sends extremely mix signals to your brain and then it tries to make sense of it. 8 years down the line most of the nerves are fine there still one part near my knee that when I touch my brain tells me I'm touching the other side of my leg. You describe that tho made me think of exactly what I was going through. Hang in there you got a great support team. You already through the hard part.
Dude. You're life is Gold! No dollar amount will ever come close to the Wife and Kids and friends that you have in the inner circle. You have struck precious metal beyond the moon and back. The positive attitude. The selflessness and much much more. Absolutely outstanding with how well you are recovering. The attitude is everything and you are richest man on earth right now.
Anthony I'm so happy you're back home, and recovering! The footage of the crash was just unbelievable, you really had a guardian angel that day! Sounds like you have an amazing support system over there, and I do hope that you see a full recovery with your arm so you can get back out there flying again! Was super cool to see that @TuckerGott came out, what a good dude! Stay strong and keep moving forward, also, thank you for your service!
Watched your video, then watched Tucker's interview. Came back to say, risking your life as a hobby is a childless man's game. I used to say I'm completely fine with dying, I want to live life to the fullest. Now having a wife and 3 kids, I break down crying just at the thought of my kids experiencing my death and growing up without a father. When you get back to physical flying condition, I hope there is a hobby you can take up that doesn't involve strapping yourself to a kite. And if you do start flying again, your wife and kids will be stressed and anxious every time you leave the house. My kids are my world. I would hate to set that on fire all for a few hours of adrenaline. I'm sorry I sound so negative. Just remember, your channel is Anthony Vella, not Paramotoring with Anthony. Praying for a quick and full recovery!
My thoughts exactly. Not disrespecting Anthony, but I'm baffled as to why he was busy with his iPhone while flying! Only one hand on the parachute at the time.
I agree with you. But it's not just a hobby for him. It's a source of income/fame/validation that can be addicting and does put some food on the table. Probably nothing else will give him near the same benefits. And he has so many eyeballs on him now from his crash. It's going to be interesting. Many women with children are married to soldiers, police, firemen, professional stuntmen, daredevils, or people who travel a lot on the road, or in planes domestically and internationally.
I totally agree with you! I used to live for adrenaline, but now I have a c4 to c5 spinal cord injury.I'd give anything to have the use of my hands and this fing guy wants to cut an arm off? I don't get it!!
I see a lot of people commenting without understanding some important aspects of the sport. Would you say the same things to someone who flies light planes for a hobby? Paramotoring is safer, statistically. And with the right effort put towards it, it can be much safer (has a very large amount of pilot-decided risk and very low equipment failure consequence when you multilayer your failsafes. Not to mention the low takeoff and landing speed, abundance of emergency landing areas due to not needing much space for it, etc, etc). The decision to fly is personal and he knows the risks better than you do.
Sending you all the good vibes i can gather. If you don't get to Paramotor again you will find another interesting hobby to keep your brain occupied. Your wife and kids are so lucky you've made it back to them. One arm or two, your an interesting dude that i enjoy spending time with while watching your channel.
Thanks brother. That means a lot to me. And you’re welcome! I have quite a bit of extra time on my hands, AND I love creating video. Oddly enough, I never wanted to be the subject of my video, but it’s difficult to get others to let me film them.
Hey Vella, im so glad you’re ok now ❤. But one question; where i can find the operation clip uncensored? With all tipe of respect obviously :D Edit: MAN XD I FEEL VERY BAD BY LAUGHING BY THE: do you know what is the hardest part of the paramotor? What is it? The ground XDDD Vella always positive lol
I broke both my elbows in a warehouse accident many many moons ago, at least you have a hand to wipe!. Speedy recovery, love your sense of humour its awesome.
Amazing story👌 What a huge blessing that you have been restored to your precious family. You experienced a miracle that wasn’t happenstance IMO. Saved for a purpose 🙏
How the actual fuck is your right hand still functional? I had a minor fracture in my left humerus and they destroyed two of the three main nerves during surgery, which makes my hand useless. If I were you I would do everything to save that hand, even if it means your arm will cause problems.
Anthony, what an inspiration you are. What courage to document this journey. I can’t believe your energy and positivity. Keep it up and speedy recovery. ❤️🩹
Thanks for keeping so upbeat, I wrote you a long yawn-worthy sad message that I deleted as it wont serve you as good as telling you that things move on and you'll be surprised at how quickly you'll be looking back at this moment grateful you documented it. But I will say: As someone who 13 years ago broke my back and spent 18 months in chronic pain not sleeping, walked with a limp, etc.... I look back only to remember that time in my life like it was someone else's story. I've since solo travelled north an central america on a dirt bike over a year, sleeping out in the wild almost every night, and nowadays I'm an avid rock climber. Keep at it!
I have been following along since your crash. Thanks for the update and congrats on being home. @TuckerGott has done some really nice things. Cool of him to come by for a visit. Just saw Tucker's video at your house as well. Good job both of you! Personally, not my decision to make for you, but for me, I would have to go back up one more time if possible for closure, and to not have that crash be my last memory of paramotoring. Keep up the great recovery!
I love reading thorough comments like yours. I appreciate you following along since the accident. Tucker and I click. In spite of what most people think, I am quite the introvert. I think Tucker is as well. It’s great, because our conversations rarely have anything to do with TH-cam and little to do with Paramotor. There is obviously so much more to life than flying and making videos. As for your thoughts on how you would handle my situation, it’s right on the money with how I feel. If I ever thought that flying again would lead to my death, I wouldn’t do it. That should go without saying. It’s unfortunate that there are a lot of people in the comments who think that I am being selfish, but clearly, those people don’t know me (or the actual risks of paramotoring). Just because I crashed, does not mean that I fear paramotoring. And it especially didn’t suddenly end my love for it. You’re 100% right about me not wanting to end it on such a bad note. Anyways, I genuinely appreciated reading your comments, and I hope to read more comments from you in the future. Or you can message me on Facebook messenger between videos if you ever have any questions or just want to chat.
Hey brother. I don’t fly a paramotor (airplane , balloon , gliders yes…. But not paramotors.) but I watch Tucker Gott and that’s where I heard your story. Kudos to you for sharing. You’ll never know WHO you helped or saved from a similar fate , but rest assured , you have. Keep up the rehab and keep pumping the positive vibes. It’s gotta be hard sometimes, but it sounds like you have a solid support system. Awesome. And good on you for putting your sweetheart and kids first when it comes to the decisions you’ll have to make moving forward. Thanks again for sharing.
Your story connects to me so hard, I'm 22, and 6 months ago I was released from the army, my first week at home I was involved in an extreme motorcycle accident, I broke every bone in my right hand and arm up to the shoulder and had to 2 open fractures in my left hand, shattered my hip, tore my urethra, and broken 4 ribs. I also had the idea of amputating my right arm as at the time it hurt just to exist with it and it was basically useless, I'm happy to tell you from experience that every week it gets better, and I can now use both of my hands for day to day activities also starting to train with weights again. it probably will hurt forever but every day it gets less and less painful. I wish you the best of luck in your recovery, my friend!
The magnitude of the situation didn’t fully resonate until you said you almost fucked up holding your wife’s hand for your last breath. Sent me immediately bro. God bless fam
Good to see that smile. You’ve come a long way. Hope you are able to get back in the air. I tore my Achilles tendon attempting to foot launch years ago. I decided when I healed up I was going to show that paramotor I was the boss. I did get back in the air but with wheels. Adapt and overcome. Stay strong my friend!
Anthony, we are rooting for you! A lot of what you said in the beginning, I chuckled because I said to myself “that was nothing but God”. God still has His unwavering hand on you and your family. Bless you Anthony and maybe one day we will see you back in the skies❤
Thank you, brother. I lost 3 of my brothers in Afghanistan in 2011. I think of them everyday. Last year, one of my best friends dies while I was flying beside him. I think of him everyday too. I wish all of them were still here. I am, and for that, I am grateful. I owe it to them to live life to the fullest and not take it for granted. Even though they're gone, they motivate me everyday. That, and my wife is so supportive. Thank YOU for your comment. It motivates me as well. 🙏 Thank you VERY much.
Alongside wishing you the best in your recovery, I just want to say you're a fantastic storyteller. You endured something that would put most people out of work for a serious length of time, and yet you've managed to craft enthralling content sharing your story, your struggles, and your triumphs along the way. I came to this channel knowing zero about you, discovering your content simply because of the crash, but you've managed to take a tragic event and share your experience, and inspire others who may be struggling or going through unpleasant things right now. I'm in a bit of a rough spot in my life now, and seeing you working hard through your recovery has motivated me to work hard on getting through to the other side of my own struggles. Thank you for sharing your journey, and I wish you the speediest of recoveries and massive success in all your future endeavours!
Correct. No prosthetic would come close to my hand. It’s because of my very active lifestyle that I would ever consider it. To help you best understand, imagine that your arm is incredibly sensitive. Anything that touches it or moves it causes severe pain. So yes! I want my hand, but it’s the arm that MAY overpower my desire to keep my hand. But it is still early. It may get much better, but I think it’s unlikely.
Fantastic video! Thanks for sharing such a personal struggle. Hope you get back on your feet soon and back in the air if/when ready. Don't give up on that right arm!
Thanks Ryan. And you’re welcome. I sure do hope that I am able to get back in the air. I miss it already. And I’ll do everything I can for the arm. I am feeling better about the future of my arm since I posted this video. 🙂
Find a way to not amputate the arm, especially if you still have your hand usage. There has to be a way. Don't give up your arm man. The body repair everything long term
Anthony, I think it was significantly lower than 100 feet. I’m glad you’re home and can function. Hopefully you can work. I’m so glad you escaped the almost inescapable. Don’t forget your wife, it will have been and probably still is horrific for her. Don’t forget the Merlin LSA if you give up PPG.
Family and friends are everything. And yeah - keeping that arm is the best bet. PT/OT always left me in tears and cold sweats afterwards. Looking back at month 1/2/3/6, you'll be amazed how far you've come. Then you'll have to be real serious about letting your impatience outpace your healing.
I believe 100% if you have a prosthetic right arm you will still be able to fly and throttle is in your left anyway just have to be able to pull the brakes 🙏🕊️
Dude, it is SO cool to see you so dang animated and putting out a cool assed vid like you always do. Nice to see the Bird man, he's so camera shy but always wise in his words (and apparently quite handy!). It's great to see you doing so well, you will always be my favorite Wookie! 😉🙃🤪 Well wishes, Roger
I pray and hope that you be well soon and no amputation keep what God gave you and have faith that He will heal you body! God bless you and your family!
Thanks for sharing your experiences, the good, bad and the ugly (truth)😂. We all sometimes live in a questionable security bubble. Your honest and open transparancy of your experience, challenges that bubble for all of us.... Your journey serves as a stark reminder of our fragility, and pushing the envelope in aviation has serious consequences, not limited to ourselves but also our families. Wishing you and your loved ones a speedy recovery, physically and mentally.
Anthony, I’ve been a long time viewer of your channel, I saw your crash video just a few hours after it was posted. It was unexpected, shocking, excruciatingly painful and emotional to watch, to say the least. It was as if I was watching a friend, during some of his worse moments. Certainly my suffering was nothing in comparison to your own, but know a lot of your fans suffered, in our own way, as well. I was watching your videos and others, like Tucker’s, with the idea of possibly taking up the sport of paramotoring, even in my advanced years. It didn’t take long after seeing your horrendous video, that I’ve decided it’s not for me. Your decision to continue to fly is a personal one, for sure. But I know you realize, while “personal,” it does affect your wife and children, in a very big way as well. I can only imagine the concern maybe even fear, those of your family, and your friends, will experience with each flight, should you decide to return. Finally I am so grateful to see you doing well in your recovery. I’ve especially enjoyed your last two videos sharing your experiences and thoughts since that dreadful day. I wish you the best, knowing you’re counting your many blessings along the way. We have learned from experience, we need the clouds of yesterday to know how wonderful the sun is today. With all the years you have to look forward to, here’s to a long, lifetime of bright, blue, sunny days. From Las Vegas, Nevada, my thoughts and prayers are with you and yours.
I think you would love to become an expert in FPV drone flying, and it would suit you and your situation a lot. Also, help with your nostalgia for flying! And, most importantly, it’s a sage hobby that will never put your life at risk. Your family would definitely appreciate that. Cheers!
Hey Anthony. Dean from Sydney Australia. I should have died in my crash in sept 2020. Similar to you hit the ground but i was only 10 meters above the ground. A real beginner error. Fully recovered now and back in the air. I still have these pelvic rods. I feel your pain. We could chat sometime. Dean
Please think hard before considering amputation of your arm. You still have complete use of your hand which is incredible. No amount of prosthetic tech will give you that back. Been following your journey and I'm so glad you're doing better, keep up the good work, keep listening to those physios, I know they seem masochistic at times (trust me, been there) but it'll all be worth it. Proud of your preseverence and your humour helping you get through it. - much love and support from Scotland
Ive broken my share of bones arm, wrist, leg, finger, ect. None of them have been close to as bad as yours (thankfully) but all of them had weird shift-slide-pop sensations while healing. They always made me think the same thing as you "will it ever be the same." Some of them took 2 years but they have all come back to full function (with an odd pop now and then). I just wanted to say keep at it PT and recovery takes a long time. Best of luck to you.
You are doing an amazing thing, that you are bringing us along with this journey. Your accident is giving real insight when things can go wrong. I think a lot of paramotor pilot, after they watch your videos, gain better awareness about safety. There is time when you take foolishly risks, because due bad awarnes. If you prevent one accident or even death by well document accident here, you already did bring paramotor community amazing positive impact.
Really glad your recovery is going well man, and glad you are back at home with your family. Hang in there regarding the arm, it will take some time but you’d be surprised how the human body can heal from things like this. I hope it does and you get as much pain-free function back as you can. Take care bud. Have always enjoyed your videos.
Really enjoyed the video really good dry humour 😂 given the situation. It not much but I've sent you ten bucks from the UK . Consider it a down-payment on all the videos I've enjoyed of yours over the years that have helped me with my own flying..
Hey man, I just found you and I love this story so much. I just want to say how much I would love if you posted videos of your physical therapy. As a PT student I believe I would learn so much and that would be such a helpful videos for not just me but other students as well.
Great attitude my friend and nice, supportive family. You will heal to a decent level over time. Use nutrition. I do Keto- healed a mTBI and other this way.
Thank you, Sam! You’re absolutely right. Speaking of friends, one of my really good friends has the same last name as you. I think (I could be wrong), that he and his family are from Salt Lake City.
Bro! You got this!!! I really enjoy listening to you my man! And I would never paramoter 😂 but yea just wanted to say that you GOT this!! All this happened for a reason.. We appreciate you sharing! Your vulnerability is admirable! ❤
Dont give up on that arm, the body heals better than most realize and take calcium i compound fractured my right arm and its now stronger than it ever was before i dont have full range of motion and had pain for awhile but its not bad now and still much better than not having 2 hands
Amazing how FAST your recovery is going!!! I visited you in the ICU and you seemed in such good spirits and with it but didn’t remember people visiting. Just goes to show how much hospital psychosis and the mental drain being there had in you. So glad your home and recovery and rehab is happening there now. Love you man.
Wow Anthony, I only found you because of Tucker. Any how man I truly hope that you make a full recovery man. I pray God continues to bless your healing and your family man. Get well and yes I did subscribe. PS your edits and story telling are on point man. 🤙
Definitely need MythBusters to see how much the full throttle helped you before impacting. I definitely think it did. Also, your arm at 50% is stronger than my arm at 100%. So there.
Anthony. Great video. Thank you for sharing all of this with us. Please, before you make any decision on removing the arm, wait one year. I have had a couple joints replaced and a back surgery. The pain remains for at least a year. Please give it a chance to heal.
Fellow Vet here, in tears. I'm not sure civilians understand how that "reality bomb" hits when you know you're safe and going home. You keep up the bravado and jokes, but then the reality of what happened just crushes you all at once. Glad you've got good support, but probably wouldn't hurt to talk to a pro. Might be some PTSD over this one. I felt that "I almost fucked that up" comment in my soul.
Brother, I appreciate that we understand each other. I wouldn’t doubt that PTSD has had to do with my increase in anxiety. I have no fear of the crash. Interestingly though, I have had an increase of nightmares about roadside bombs. I am grateful that you commented.
@@AnthonyVella EMT here, seconding all he said. I think talking to someone is a good idea. Glad you’re with us, wishing the best for you and your fam :)
"My right arm really struggles to get straight." 😂 Too good.
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And then it was in the closet. Something’s up.
dude I had no clue you were in the video until he said your name, you look WAAAY different from when I last watched 😂
I have a high risk job and risky hobbies…. If I ever have an accident like you do, I hope I can handle it with as much grace and optimism as you are. At the same time you’re honest about the situation and seem to be processing all the possibilities of what could have happened and what could still happen yet so well. I’m so happy to see all the progress you’re making and how real you’ve been about it!!❤
Glad you are still with us Anthony.
Thank you Mark! I appreciate it. 🙏🏻❤️
@AnthonyVella I was told that I would never be able to live independently, drive, or care for myself after complications with Pancreatic Cancer and Brain surgery. I am doing all that and flying again. Stick to it.
You're doing great Anthony, you have a wonderful wife and family.
Don't contemplate losing your arm, the hand is good, you can move the arm, the elbow probably will never be like it was pre-accident but all combined it's functional.
It's fantastic that Tucker came to see you, you are both such great guys!
Thanks for posting I hope your recovery continues to do really well.
Stay strong my man! What a force of positivity you are!
I'm so happy to see you at home recovering from your horrific accident. I'm just glad your doing well ❤❤
Very Nice! Much thought and presentation of the reality’s now, in this video. You got this, be patient, especially with the arm, you are a soldier! Love your disposition with this video. When I was a kid, one of my sisters slammed our International Travel-all’s door on my mothers hand, catching her pinky, you can only imagine what the hell happened, she had to drive us back home, wrapping her hand up, bleeding profusely, pinky, barely hanging on, crushed, in pieces. Anyways, after numerous surgeries, they were able to save and keep her pinky, which is kinda really importing being a lady, a mother, and a piano player.
All you can do is jump through the hoops my friend, and do what’s necessary to stay whole. The good thing is we live in the world of modern medicine, and many of us are still here because of that, thanks to the powers that be, and the gifts of today’s surgeons and doctors. So much respect for you, and so glad you’re in good spirits and sounding so grateful for your life and family. Keep The Faith brother 🙏🏻
Thank you so much for taking the time to share that story with me, brother. I am relieved to hear that your mom was able to keep her pinky, ESPECIALLY since she was a musician. I will keep the Faith. You're reminder to is so welcomed and appreciated. ❤️🙏
@@AnthonyVella reach out anytime 🤙🏻😎 ppl care about you and your family, keep fightin a good fight, you got this. Patience, and self care goes a long way brother, be kind to yourself, especially with the expectations. ✊🏻💯
Congratulations on your progress ! Can't wait to see the next update 💪
Love you bro. You are doing amazing ! If you read this comment, read it again ;)
Tucker who? Better call the FAA just in case! 😂 Seriously though, glad you’re back home and Tucker is a great dude and I just watched his video and it was great.
😂 WHO?!?! I am glad you appreciated that joke. I knew that he would likely get a chuckle out of it as well. 100%, he is a fantastic person. Thank you for reaching out. Stay in touch! 😁
I work in orthopedics, you are very lucky to have saved the elbow joint. Bone loss from a compound fracture around a joint usually results in a pretty catastrophic loss of function. Thankfully that fragment the EMTs found allowed you to keep the overall structure of your elbow. You are very early on in your orthopedic journey. Next surgery will continue to rebuild that joint. Give it time, work with your surgeon, the body heals slow. Don’t cut your hand off in the next 3 years. Godspeed my friend
Glad someone else said this already. While we have made some advancements in terms of arm prothestics they're not as functional as what he has now and even the better ones that have more hand control aren't great. Even more so since he's older and lost an arm. Younger kids who never had an arm seem to have better luck with prothestics since they're learning from nothing vs trying to do the same thing with different "equipment"
He says in another video that he's gonna use that piece of elbow bone to make a necklace so I don't think they reattached
Don’t give up on that arm yet. I had a similar situation and doctors thought optimistically I would have limited use of my left arm - if any. Here I am 2 years later at 100%
Hang in there dude 🙏
Same here. I shattered my left arm ulna and radius near the elbow while skateboarding and everything is fully recovered years later. It wasn't a compound wound like he suffered but anything's possible!
I mangled my leg. I used to think the same thing in that I’d be better off without it. After talking to some people with prosthetics, I quickly changed my mind. It’s easy to think that’s the better solution since it is extremely painful, and a nuisance at times, but I think down the road you’ll be grateful you still have it. Glad you’re okay man. It’s cool to see someone else acknowledge their blessings. Suffering is temporary.
He made the comment that his hand is fine, so I would think at worst he just ends up with a brace to lock out his arm from moving in a way that is painful.
Brother, I respect your love for the hobby, but your kids, your partner. They’ve been with you every step of the way. Please try not to put them through that again (Or worse)
Exactly! It's very selfish to do this to your spouse.
Ya, just be a lump. Don't doing anything exciting. Don't even go to work because you could get killed in a car accident on your way there...
Damn really people?
@@HateIncorporateddon't be that guy. Thrill seaking stuff should be at the bottom of a list when you have a wife and young kids depending on you. It's prioritizing. Yeah, it can be boring but sometimes you have to put dangerous shit on the shelf when you choose to have a family. Common sense.
@@superduty4556 life is a risk. Don't be a looser! Live life like you are going to die, vecause you are....don't be a coward... and don't take advice from people that just sit on a couch and do everything safely, no way to live....bunch of pathetic people with zero life experience..
@@HateIncorporated why are you acting like paragliding or never going outside are the only two options lmao
Word of caution. There is a girl on TH-cam who had her leg mangled from a horse accident. She had the leg removed to stop the pain. It did not stop the pain ! So, hope you get back into the improvise, adapt and overcome mindset ! Thank you for your service, you and your family are a legends all around !!!
It's called phantom pain and it's very real. It's one of the scariest things about the human body and mind IMHO. I've heard so many stories about the phantom pain it makes me want to cry for the people who've lost limbs.
Phantom pain is not a choice. The brain is still wired for the pain, and when the limb is gone it goes a bit haywire. There are exercises to correct it but it's not a mindset kind of thing.
@@shakeyj4523 the exercises you speak of never worked for the few I know who felt the phantom pain. Maybe there's been progress over the last number of years though?
@@TheRange7 I never said what they were, yet you say they don't work. That's really silly.
@@shakeyj4523 silly? I'm telling you the guys I know that had the phantom pain did all the exercises (both mental and physical exercises) as directed by the doctors. None of the exercises helped them at all. What's silly about that? I fail to see humor in someone's pain, but you feel free to think however you like to. Good day, cya never
I broke my leg extremely bad about 8 years ago. You mentioned in the video how it feels like your elbow is shift out and around. I had the same feeling with my ankle I think its a bit of a nerve system illusion. Like I drive stick and it was my clutch leg that I broke. I remember pushing down that clutch peddle the first time 4 months after and it felt my leg was bowing out to the side. But I have a metal bar in my leg and there is no way the titanium was bending. I think all the nerve damage that is caused in a situation like that sends extremely mix signals to your brain and then it tries to make sense of it. 8 years down the line most of the nerves are fine there still one part near my knee that when I touch my brain tells me I'm touching the other side of my leg. You describe that tho made me think of exactly what I was going through. Hang in there you got a great support team. You already through the hard part.
Having a fully funcional hand is huge. Don't forsake it for the sake of your elbow.
Dude. You're life is Gold! No dollar amount will ever come close to the Wife and Kids and friends that you have in the inner circle. You have struck precious metal beyond the moon and back. The positive attitude. The selflessness and much much more. Absolutely outstanding with how well you are recovering. The attitude is everything and you are richest man on earth right now.
Anthony I'm so happy you're back home, and recovering! The footage of the crash was just unbelievable, you really had a guardian angel that day! Sounds like you have an amazing support system over there, and I do hope that you see a full recovery with your arm so you can get back out there flying again! Was super cool to see that @TuckerGott came out, what a good dude! Stay strong and keep moving forward, also, thank you for your service!
I’m currently serving in the armed forces in the UK and would love to hear your story about being medevaced if you’re comfortable sharing it with us
Glad the people helped you and your wife is a precious gem!
Watched your video, then watched Tucker's interview. Came back to say, risking your life as a hobby is a childless man's game. I used to say I'm completely fine with dying, I want to live life to the fullest. Now having a wife and 3 kids, I break down crying just at the thought of my kids experiencing my death and growing up without a father. When you get back to physical flying condition, I hope there is a hobby you can take up that doesn't involve strapping yourself to a kite. And if you do start flying again, your wife and kids will be stressed and anxious every time you leave the house. My kids are my world. I would hate to set that on fire all for a few hours of adrenaline. I'm sorry I sound so negative. Just remember, your channel is Anthony Vella, not Paramotoring with Anthony. Praying for a quick and full recovery!
My thoughts exactly. Not disrespecting Anthony, but I'm baffled as to why he was busy with his iPhone while flying! Only one hand on the parachute at the time.
I agree with you. But it's not just a hobby for him. It's a source of income/fame/validation that can be addicting and does put some food on the table. Probably nothing else will give him near the same benefits. And he has so many eyeballs on him now from his crash. It's going to be interesting. Many women with children are married to soldiers, police, firemen, professional stuntmen, daredevils, or people who travel a lot on the road, or in planes domestically and internationally.
I totally agree with you! I used to live for adrenaline, but now I have a c4 to c5 spinal cord injury.I'd give anything to have the use of my hands and this fing guy wants to cut an arm off? I don't get it!!
Paramotoring can be very very safe. Driving the car to do whatever hobby is more dangerous than flying paramotor unless you push it
I see a lot of people commenting without understanding some important aspects of the sport. Would you say the same things to someone who flies light planes for a hobby? Paramotoring is safer, statistically. And with the right effort put towards it, it can be much safer (has a very large amount of pilot-decided risk and very low equipment failure consequence when you multilayer your failsafes. Not to mention the low takeoff and landing speed, abundance of emergency landing areas due to not needing much space for it, etc, etc). The decision to fly is personal and he knows the risks better than you do.
Sending you all the good vibes i can gather. If you don't get to Paramotor again you will find another interesting hobby to keep your brain occupied. Your wife and kids are so lucky you've made it back to them. One arm or two, your an interesting dude that i enjoy spending time with while watching your channel.
Hang in there. Get well soon. Thanks for the update. Your attitude is inspiring.
Thanks brother. That means a lot to me. And you’re welcome! I have quite a bit of extra time on my hands, AND I love creating video. Oddly enough, I never wanted to be the subject of my video, but it’s difficult to get others to let me film them.
Hey Vella, im so glad you’re ok now ❤.
But one question; where i can find the operation clip uncensored?
With all tipe of respect obviously :D
Edit: MAN XD I FEEL VERY BAD BY LAUGHING BY THE: do you know what is the hardest part of the paramotor? What is it? The ground XDDD
Vella always positive lol
I broke both my elbows in a warehouse accident many many moons ago, at least you have a hand to wipe!. Speedy recovery, love your sense of humour its awesome.
Such a postive attitude after your ordeal happy healing and blue skies..rock on Anthony...👍👌 Shout out from AZ..
Amazing story👌 What a huge blessing that you have been restored to your precious family. You experienced a miracle that wasn’t happenstance IMO. Saved for a purpose 🙏
Amen to that. Someone told me shortly after the crash that, “God’s not done with you yet!”
How the actual fuck is your right hand still functional? I had a minor fracture in my left humerus and they destroyed two of the three main nerves during surgery, which makes my hand useless.
If I were you I would do everything to save that hand, even if it means your arm will cause problems.
Anthony, what an inspiration you are. What courage to document this journey. I can’t believe your energy and positivity.
Keep it up and speedy recovery. ❤️🩹
Thanks for keeping so upbeat, I wrote you a long yawn-worthy sad message that I deleted as it wont serve you as good as telling you that things move on and you'll be surprised at how quickly you'll be looking back at this moment grateful you documented it. But I will say: As someone who 13 years ago broke my back and spent 18 months in chronic pain not sleeping, walked with a limp, etc.... I look back only to remember that time in my life like it was someone else's story. I've since solo travelled north an central america on a dirt bike over a year, sleeping out in the wild almost every night, and nowadays I'm an avid rock climber. Keep at it!
I have been following along since your crash. Thanks for the update and congrats on being home. @TuckerGott has done some really nice things. Cool of him to come by for a visit. Just saw Tucker's video at your house as well. Good job both of you! Personally, not my decision to make for you, but for me, I would have to go back up one more time if possible for closure, and to not have that crash be my last memory of paramotoring. Keep up the great recovery!
I love reading thorough comments like yours. I appreciate you following along since the accident. Tucker and I click. In spite of what most people think, I am quite the introvert. I think Tucker is as well. It’s great, because our conversations rarely have anything to do with TH-cam and little to do with Paramotor. There is obviously so much more to life than flying and making videos.
As for your thoughts on how you would handle my situation, it’s right on the money with how I feel. If I ever thought that flying again would lead to my death, I wouldn’t do it. That should go without saying. It’s unfortunate that there are a lot of people in the comments who think that I am being selfish, but clearly, those people don’t know me (or the actual risks of paramotoring).
Just because I crashed, does not mean that I fear paramotoring. And it especially didn’t suddenly end my love for it. You’re 100% right about me not wanting to end it on such a bad note.
Anyways, I genuinely appreciated reading your comments, and I hope to read more comments from you in the future. Or you can message me on Facebook messenger between videos if you ever have any questions or just want to chat.
How did the worlds most famous paramotor pilot handle meeting the worlds greatest paramotor pilot? Tucker must have been star struck.
Thank you for sharing these videos and for your transparency. Praying for a full recovery.
You’re welcome. And thank you for praying. I have been feeling better and better every day.
Hey brother. I don’t fly a paramotor (airplane , balloon , gliders yes…. But not paramotors.) but I watch Tucker Gott and that’s where I heard your story. Kudos to you for sharing. You’ll never know WHO you helped or saved from a similar fate , but rest assured , you have. Keep up the rehab and keep pumping the positive vibes. It’s gotta be hard sometimes, but it sounds like you have a solid support system. Awesome. And good on you for putting your sweetheart and kids first when it comes to the decisions you’ll have to make moving forward.
Thanks again for sharing.
You're a legend bro, best of luck to you and your family
Your story connects to me so hard, I'm 22, and 6 months ago I was released from the army, my first week at home I was involved in an extreme motorcycle accident, I broke every bone in my right hand and arm up to the shoulder and had to 2 open fractures in my left hand, shattered my hip, tore my urethra, and broken 4 ribs. I also had the idea of amputating my right arm as at the time it hurt just to exist with it and it was basically useless, I'm happy to tell you from experience that every week it gets better, and I can now use both of my hands for day to day activities also starting to train with weights again. it probably will hurt forever but every day it gets less and less painful. I wish you the best of luck in your recovery, my friend!
@ozofer5285, wishing you the very best of healing man.
god bless you and your family get better man
Thank you friend. 🙏🏻
The magnitude of the situation didn’t fully resonate until you said you almost fucked up holding your wife’s hand for your last breath. Sent me immediately bro. God bless fam
I appreciate you bro. My wife is everything to me. Flying and YT aint shit compared to my family. God bless you as well my dude. 🙏
Good to see that smile. You’ve come a long way. Hope you are able to get back in the air. I tore my Achilles tendon attempting to foot launch years ago. I decided when I healed up I was going to show that paramotor I was the boss. I did get back in the air but with wheels. Adapt and overcome. Stay strong my friend!
Wishing you well, life is precious, you are blessed
Good luck with the recovery. Saw your accident in a "short" now im 2 videos into your recovery. Keep it up brother
Hope recovery has been going well
Anthony, we are rooting for you! A lot of what you said in the beginning, I chuckled because I said to myself “that was nothing but God”. God still has His unwavering hand on you and your family. Bless you Anthony and maybe one day we will see you back in the skies❤
Well you certainly haven't lost your energy. You have a really beautiful family, and I love the way they keep your spirits up. Stay positive my friend
Thank you, brother. I lost 3 of my brothers in Afghanistan in 2011. I think of them everyday. Last year, one of my best friends dies while I was flying beside him. I think of him everyday too. I wish all of them were still here. I am, and for that, I am grateful. I owe it to them to live life to the fullest and not take it for granted. Even though they're gone, they motivate me everyday. That, and my wife is so supportive. Thank YOU for your comment. It motivates me as well. 🙏 Thank you VERY much.
Alongside wishing you the best in your recovery, I just want to say you're a fantastic storyteller. You endured something that would put most people out of work for a serious length of time, and yet you've managed to craft enthralling content sharing your story, your struggles, and your triumphs along the way.
I came to this channel knowing zero about you, discovering your content simply because of the crash, but you've managed to take a tragic event and share your experience, and inspire others who may be struggling or going through unpleasant things right now. I'm in a bit of a rough spot in my life now, and seeing you working hard through your recovery has motivated me to work hard on getting through to the other side of my own struggles. Thank you for sharing your journey, and I wish you the speediest of recoveries and massive success in all your future endeavours!
Why would you think to amputate the arm if at least you have a finger and the hand movement? No any prosthetic will give you that...
Correct. No prosthetic would come close to my hand. It’s because of my very active lifestyle that I would ever consider it. To help you best understand, imagine that your arm is incredibly sensitive. Anything that touches it or moves it causes severe pain. So yes! I want my hand, but it’s the arm that MAY overpower my desire to keep my hand. But it is still early. It may get much better, but I think it’s unlikely.
How you healed up so fast 😮
Get well Anthony.....and get back up in the air 🎉🎉🎉
Fantastic video! Thanks for sharing such a personal struggle. Hope you get back on your feet soon and back in the air if/when ready. Don't give up on that right arm!
Thanks Ryan. And you’re welcome. I sure do hope that I am able to get back in the air. I miss it already. And I’ll do everything I can for the arm. I am feeling better about the future of my arm since I posted this video. 🙂
Keep up the hard work and your awesome positive attitude. You will be back to your old self in no time.
Inspirational, it feels like just the other day you fell out of the sky and you look so much better. Keep it up, we're rooting for you!
Find a way to not amputate the arm, especially if you still have your hand usage. There has to be a way. Don't give up your arm man. The body repair everything long term
Anthony, I think it was significantly lower than 100 feet. I’m glad you’re home and can function. Hopefully you can work. I’m so glad you escaped the almost inescapable. Don’t forget your wife, it will have been and probably still is horrific for her. Don’t forget the Merlin LSA if you give up PPG.
Family and friends are everything.
And yeah - keeping that arm is the best bet. PT/OT always left me in tears and cold sweats afterwards.
Looking back at month 1/2/3/6, you'll be amazed how far you've come. Then you'll have to be real serious about letting your impatience outpace your healing.
I believe 100% if you have a prosthetic right arm you will still be able to fly and throttle is in your left anyway just have to be able to pull the brakes 🙏🕊️
Dude, it is SO cool to see you so dang animated and putting out a cool assed vid like you always do.
Nice to see the Bird man, he's so camera shy but always wise in his words (and apparently quite handy!).
It's great to see you doing so well, you will always be my favorite Wookie! 😉🙃🤪
Well wishes, Roger
I pray and hope that you be well soon and no amputation keep what God gave you and have faith that He will heal you body!
God bless you and your family!
Thank you very much for the prayers. God is great. As a friend put it to me after surviving the crash, “God is not done with you yet!”
Thanks for sharing your experiences, the good, bad and the ugly (truth)😂.
We all sometimes live in a questionable security bubble.
Your honest and open transparancy of your experience, challenges that bubble for all of us....
Your journey serves as a stark reminder of our fragility, and pushing the envelope in aviation has serious consequences, not limited to ourselves but also our families.
Wishing you and your loved ones a speedy recovery, physically and mentally.
Anthony, I’ve been a long time viewer of your channel, I saw your crash video just a few hours after it was posted. It was unexpected, shocking, excruciatingly painful and emotional to watch, to say the least. It was as if I was watching a friend, during some of his worse moments. Certainly my suffering was nothing in comparison to your own, but know a lot of your fans suffered, in our own way, as well.
I was watching your videos and others, like Tucker’s, with the idea of possibly taking up the sport of paramotoring, even in my advanced years. It didn’t take long after seeing your horrendous video, that I’ve decided it’s not for me.
Your decision to continue to fly is a personal one, for sure. But I know you realize, while “personal,” it does affect your wife and children, in a very big way as well. I can only imagine the concern maybe even fear, those of your family, and your friends, will experience with each flight, should you decide to return.
Finally I am so grateful to see you doing well in your recovery. I’ve especially enjoyed your last two videos sharing your experiences and thoughts since that dreadful day. I wish you the best, knowing you’re counting your many blessings along the way.
We have learned from experience, we need the clouds of yesterday to know how wonderful the sun is today. With all the years you have to look forward to, here’s to a long, lifetime of bright, blue, sunny days.
From Las Vegas, Nevada, my thoughts and prayers are with you and yours.
I think you would love to become an expert in FPV drone flying, and it would suit you and your situation a lot. Also, help with your nostalgia for flying!
And, most importantly, it’s a sage hobby that will never put your life at risk. Your family would definitely appreciate that. Cheers!
Hey Anthony. Dean from Sydney Australia. I should have died in my crash in sept 2020. Similar to you hit the ground but i was only 10 meters above the ground. A real beginner error. Fully recovered now and back in the air. I still have these pelvic rods. I feel your pain. We could chat sometime. Dean
What’s the hardest thing about Paramotoring? The Ground 😂😂
Here from Tuckers channel 🤙🏼
Please think hard before considering amputation of your arm. You still have complete use of your hand which is incredible. No amount of prosthetic tech will give you that back.
Been following your journey and I'm so glad you're doing better, keep up the good work, keep listening to those physios, I know they seem masochistic at times (trust me, been there) but it'll all be worth it. Proud of your preseverence and your humour helping you get through it. - much love and support from Scotland
as a middle eastern amazed how advanced the western health industry, you're literally revived from grave man.
Ive broken my share of bones arm, wrist, leg, finger, ect. None of them have been close to as bad as yours (thankfully) but all of them had weird shift-slide-pop sensations while healing. They always made me think the same thing as you "will it ever be the same." Some of them took 2 years but they have all come back to full function (with an odd pop now and then). I just wanted to say keep at it PT and recovery takes a long time. Best of luck to you.
God, Family and loving friends keeping your spirits high! Love it!!!Wishing you a speedy recovery, You got this 💪🏼
You are doing an amazing thing, that you are bringing us along with this journey. Your accident is giving real insight when things can go wrong. I think a lot of paramotor pilot, after they watch your videos, gain better awareness about safety. There is time when you take foolishly risks, because due bad awarnes. If you prevent one accident or even death by well document accident here, you already did bring paramotor community amazing positive impact.
Really glad your recovery is going well man, and glad you are back at home with your family. Hang in there regarding the arm, it will take some time but you’d be surprised how the human body can heal from things like this. I hope it does and you get as much pain-free function back as you can. Take care bud. Have always enjoyed your videos.
Really enjoyed the video really good dry humour 😂 given the situation. It not much but I've sent you ten bucks from the UK . Consider it a down-payment on all the videos I've enjoyed of yours over the years that have helped me with my own flying..
Good luck with your re-hab AV❤. My only tip is work hard, don’t rush it. Remember, “ghost pain” is a real consideration
Hey man, I just found you and I love this story so much. I just want to say how much I would love if you posted videos of your physical therapy. As a PT student I believe I would learn so much and that would be such a helpful videos for not just me but other students as well.
Great attitude my friend and nice, supportive family. You will heal to a decent level over time. Use nutrition. I do Keto- healed a mTBI and other this way.
quick question bruv. why do u do this with a beautiful family to go home to? Before you answer, no answer will justify it.
Man, you've got some good friends in your life. Glad you're home now!
Thank you, Sam! You’re absolutely right. Speaking of friends, one of my really good friends has the same last name as you. I think (I could be wrong), that he and his family are from Salt Lake City.
Omgg I understood that closet joke it was hilarious hahaha ... glad you're doing better!
Bro! You got this!!! I really enjoy listening to you my man! And I would never paramoter 😂 but yea just wanted to say that you GOT this!! All this happened for a reason.. We appreciate you sharing! Your vulnerability is admirable! ❤
You were having a hard time recalling. remembering and being current because you were high on pain medicine. Clearly you're not a pill popper
Dont give up on that arm, the body heals better than most realize and take calcium i compound fractured my right arm and its now stronger than it ever was before i dont have full range of motion and had pain for awhile but its not bad now and still much better than not having 2 hands
Amazing how FAST your recovery is going!!! I visited you in the ICU and you seemed in such good spirits and with it but didn’t remember people visiting. Just goes to show how much hospital psychosis and the mental drain being there had in you. So glad your home and recovery and rehab is happening there now. Love you man.
Couldn’t watch the last vid (I’m a little b*tch with gore) but glad to see more content from you I can watch
I wish you a full recovery. Hope for the best!
Wow Anthony, I only found you because of Tucker. Any how man I truly hope that you make a full recovery man. I pray God continues to bless your healing and your family man. Get well and yes I did subscribe. PS your edits and story telling are on point man. 🤙
Definitely need MythBusters to see how much the full throttle helped you before impacting. I definitely think it did.
Also, your arm at 50% is stronger than my arm at 100%. So there.
Allah seni ailene bağışladı kısa sürede iyileş ve uçmaya devam et
Hey man, after something like this life turning event. Nothing is going to be easy, take your time and time will tell.
God has a plan for you. Seek His will and you will know your reason for still being on this earth.
I really love this video. You're very inspiring and I'm praying and rooting for you!
Happy that that beautiful family still has their dad and husband. Collapse has, always, been my fear when being supported by a soft wing.
Get well soon love and best wishes to you and your family. From Chris in leeds uk
Impressive recovery, you are well surrounded by healthcare people.
Anthony. Great video. Thank you for sharing all of this with us. Please, before you make any decision on removing the arm, wait one year. I have had a couple joints replaced and a back surgery. The pain remains for at least a year. Please give it a chance to heal.
Great job man great attitude Good vibes wishing nothing but a speedy recovery who won in the best for you and your family
Fellow Vet here, in tears. I'm not sure civilians understand how that "reality bomb" hits when you know you're safe and going home. You keep up the bravado and jokes, but then the reality of what happened just crushes you all at once. Glad you've got good support, but probably wouldn't hurt to talk to a pro. Might be some PTSD over this one. I felt that "I almost fucked that up" comment in my soul.
Brother, I appreciate that we understand each other. I wouldn’t doubt that PTSD has had to do with my increase in anxiety. I have no fear of the crash. Interestingly though, I have had an increase of nightmares about roadside bombs. I am grateful that you commented.
@@AnthonyVella EMT here, seconding all he said. I think talking to someone is a good idea. Glad you’re with us, wishing the best for you and your fam :)
God be with you brother!!!, speedy recovery!!!! hope to see you in the air soon!!!!
Thank you, buddy. I appreciate it, and you best believe that I hope to get airborne soon, as well!
Getting out of bed has its risks too. Live your own life the way that you and your family agree. Much ❤️
Incredible story man. Don't Weaken!
No prosthetic would ever be nearly as good as a barely functional arm with a working hand on it
😢 dude theres nothing more stressfull than crashing and thinking youll die , such an horrible feeling
This is not related to your recovery but, your beard is amazing!