How This Action Sports Star Built His Own Prosthetic Leg

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  • In 2008, Monster Mike Schultz, a pro snowmobile racer, had his left leg amputated above the knee. Seven months later, he was zooming around on a dirt bike wearing a prosthetic leg that he designed and built himself. Today, the action sports star is at the top of his game-winning medals in motocross and snocross at the X Games and in snowboarding at the Paralympics. And he is using his ingenuity to help other athletes reach their full potential through his company, BioDapt.
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ความคิดเห็น • 933

  • @xbear7473
    @xbear7473 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2330

    He’s not disabled he’s upgraded

    • @frankyalvarez7160
      @frankyalvarez7160 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Like but 69 up doots

    • @21area21
      @21area21 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Just crippled. He doesn't lack ability. It's just nerfed.

    • @Bald_and_Brown
      @Bald_and_Brown 4 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      21area21 When you’re so op you actually get nerfed in real life.

    • @Growing_AppleSauce
      @Growing_AppleSauce 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Xbear *Cyberpunk 2077*

    • @OceanWarzGTFO
      @OceanWarzGTFO 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      He's got that stock attachment

  • @manicseacucumbers4194
    @manicseacucumbers4194 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1415

    So he’s Hiccup on a bike instead of a dragon

    • @acyllia5311
      @acyllia5311 4 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      Your a fking genius, I hope this comment blows up...

    • @ultradragon6023
      @ultradragon6023 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Yea he is but In this day of age

    • @Krit.Krisam
      @Krit.Krisam 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Bruhhhhhh!!!

    • @mikeschultz3703
      @mikeschultz3703 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Ha! I love this comment, that's one of my favorite movies for sure. I'd prefer a dragon if I could find one. ;)

    • @ryandao3047
      @ryandao3047 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Hiccup lost his calves down but still have the thigh joint but he lost his leg from the middle of the thigh down

  • @davidrosolovski2633
    @davidrosolovski2633 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1097

    this is quite possibly the coolest prosthetic I've ever seen

    • @stahinjakrackovic2087
      @stahinjakrackovic2087 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I want it right now!

    • @stahinjakrackovic2087
      @stahinjakrackovic2087 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@cxsian can u give me the instructions?

    • @ayman_idk3465
      @ayman_idk3465 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Kale Strahota just come down here and I will bite it out for ya

    • @stahinjakrackovic2087
      @stahinjakrackovic2087 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@ayman_idk3465 noooo i dont want it anymoreee. Im sorryyyy pleasee dont kill me

    • @animepotato1028
      @animepotato1028 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@stahinjakrackovic2087 lol

  • @timo42069
    @timo42069 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1342

    He’s now 5% terminator

  • @BrainstechKnowlogy
    @BrainstechKnowlogy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +406

    WOW! Amazing design. one of the best looking prosthetic leg I've ever seen.

  • @Bigfoot_With_Internet_Access
    @Bigfoot_With_Internet_Access 4 ปีที่แล้ว +968

    When he lost his leg: Fine, I'll do it myself

    • @twistedheretic8184
      @twistedheretic8184 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Just Some Bigfoot With Internet Access your everywhere deez days Bigfoot... 😂

    • @captainyanyan2117
      @captainyanyan2117 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Twisted Heretic ikr

    • @3mr0_
      @3mr0_ 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I have seen this account before

    • @Gr8dy13
      @Gr8dy13 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I’ve seen your account somewhere

    • @twistedheretic8184
      @twistedheretic8184 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Fr lol

  • @SamuelSamuelSamuel
    @SamuelSamuelSamuel 4 ปีที่แล้ว +472

    This man put the pro in pro-sthetic.

  • @DanielFernandez
    @DanielFernandez 4 ปีที่แล้ว +118

    This is phenomenal. What a way to turn a problem into a massive blessing.

    • @fobudomh
      @fobudomh 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Great ingenuity. Looked like a story straight out of a movie.

    • @blackturbine
      @blackturbine 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      with enough money any problem can be a blessing

  • @jerkfrags7253
    @jerkfrags7253 4 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    He drew that!?!?! This guy needs to get hooked up with a Solidworks license! What a hero! Talk about a guy who overcomes the bumps in life and keeps on moving at his own speed!

    • @alexcitovsky7389
      @alexcitovsky7389 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He's doing some advertising gigs for SOLIDWORKS, so they probably give him free licenses as well

  • @dinozero2
    @dinozero2 4 ปีที่แล้ว +224

    *leg got cut*
    Nature: I want to see how you overcome this.
    This guy: CHALLENGE ACCEPTED!

    • @zerorobot3530
      @zerorobot3530 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Bet you forgot you commented this

    • @drakgrotta
      @drakgrotta 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      So importent to have that kind of attitude!

  • @morkovija
    @morkovija 4 ปีที่แล้ว +220

    This is the future we were promised. Also this guy never has to worry about the missing sock now.

    • @MrHonkysponky
      @MrHonkysponky 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      And He’s always buyin 2for1

    • @ahmdnaube3745
      @ahmdnaube3745 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@MrHonkysponky Now it is time for companies to bring out a single sock to the market, instead of pair.

    • @jerryh5654
      @jerryh5654 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      This might be the best comment response ever.

    • @MrPicklesAndTea
      @MrPicklesAndTea ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ahmdnaube3745 I imagine it will cost the same amount.

  • @GRPE696
    @GRPE696 4 ปีที่แล้ว +163

    When life gave you lemons, you became a badass 'cyborg'. Great story.

    • @cakes1014
      @cakes1014 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lol

    • @comicluigi7
      @comicluigi7 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      When life takes your lemons sue them for Theft

  • @601salsa
    @601salsa 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Dude i knew several military amputees and you have by far progressed the most. When you walk you dont see any hitch or limp. You sir stand tall and proud because you sir are a hero and more importantly you can be a hero to military amputees around the world. Do you make lower leg prosthetics or have you built a full leg prosthetic? Absolutely facinating. So happy for you and so damned impressed you inspire me to be better in my own mental attitude towards life

  • @juliopatriota4097
    @juliopatriota4097 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    That design is amazing! Just knowing that is mechanical and it made you get your life to the fulest, it is incredible. Congrats and thanks for sharing

  • @TwistWake
    @TwistWake 4 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    Such a beautiful example of way of life after a terrible accident, I want to work in your company now !

  • @RobertoCarlos-bp6wo
    @RobertoCarlos-bp6wo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    This is inspiring as hell , a man who wasn’t scared to keep doing what he loves even if it cost him a leg

    • @blackturbine
      @blackturbine 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It's easy to keep going when your path is paved with money

    • @rickyx5767
      @rickyx5767 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      it will cost him another one

  • @adamblomberg
    @adamblomberg 4 ปีที่แล้ว +96

    He must be an engineer, I really would like to actually see how it works though.

    • @KN-wl4vv
      @KN-wl4vv 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Or work with one (or even an engineering student, who would love that kind of experience - I'd know: I'm a mechanical engineering student, and I think this rocks!)

    • @gur262
      @gur262 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Looks like there's a mtb shock in there? With all obscure small items being available on ebay, it doesn't seem too far off for anyone. Still awesome though. The option to equip even the crudest construction with some damping element from eBay is quite something

    • @AdlBnymn
      @AdlBnymn 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@KN-wl4vv Same here 😅

    • @kasuraga
      @kasuraga 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@gur262 Yeah he's using mountain bike shocks in there. He basically built the thing as if it's nothing more than another suspension component in any offroad sport vehicle. his logic is great "Ok, so, i need to absorb shock, so I need a shock absorber but for my leg. Oh, let's use mtb shocks, those are great at doing that!

    • @soughtsdad6628
      @soughtsdad6628 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thank you guys so much for all the support over the years! October 30th, 2020 officially marks the day that the channel has hit 10 million subscribers!!!
      It's truly amazing that I get to share amazing music with you all each and every day. I hope you've been enjoying it as much as I have. See you guys in the comments ❤️

  • @hfr8343
    @hfr8343 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    One of the coolest things I've ever seen. I wish some of my patients were as motivated as this gentleman

  • @theturtlejalle3345
    @theturtlejalle3345 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    He looks so freaking amazing with that terminator leg, it's like he lives to kick ass

    • @DanielChen-xn9cs
      @DanielChen-xn9cs 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      The Turtle Jalle ah yes.

    • @TheKennethfilm
      @TheKennethfilm 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      It would probably be better with silver color.

  • @antufcti
    @antufcti 4 ปีที่แล้ว +89

    At least his left leg doesn’t get tired or cold or hot or hurt now

    • @wladislawshamin5447
      @wladislawshamin5447 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Thats the advantage over a natural leg. Imagine if we could make cybernetic limbs and organs that would function as good as our natural ones(or even better). We could get rid of soooooo many diseases.

    • @jameswolf5513
      @jameswolf5513 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ant Goj I MMA highlights and breakdown I now it gets bent

    • @actualgarbage8549
      @actualgarbage8549 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@wladislawshamin5447 That wouldn't be a good idea i cant think of the side effects but you'll know it yourself

    • @wladislawshamin5447
      @wladislawshamin5447 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@actualgarbage8549 but what Else would you do if you lose your limbs other than replace them with cybernetics

    • @user-pq9gy3fq1q
      @user-pq9gy3fq1q 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@actualgarbage8549 surprisingly, not that much side effects, aside from the fact that you have to use prosthetics, which, over time, will probably get really good. You also get replaceable parts, and the body actually is really good at adepting to a loss limb, after a while blood flow, blood pressure, heart rate, and other things that may have been affected return to normal.

  • @smithy5664
    @smithy5664 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    He uses fox's rear shock for his prosthetic legs. I really respect him

  • @donaldmatthies6026
    @donaldmatthies6026 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    When I was recovering (Walter Reed army medical center)from injuries I received in Iraq, I worked in prosthetics department, the army wouldn't even let us consider making such a thing, they were definitely stuck on the old way of making limbs. That's a really great idea, I'd personally like to know more details of the limb?

    • @karensheehan2878
      @karensheehan2878 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      There are backyard mechanics making their own fingers and hands too. You could be the middle man passing these ideas to Walter Reed. There are new types of feet too with more natural movement and spring. Good luck.

  • @zennoxa9027
    @zennoxa9027 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    BLOODY LEGEND! Lost leg, built leg, created leg company, learned more sports and stood on top.
    You did not just win, you dominated. Cheers mate!

  • @Dimaz42
    @Dimaz42 4 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    “Give up” is a word that you wouldn’t find in this dude’s dictionary

  • @kyletaylor8697
    @kyletaylor8697 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This inspires me.. as an above knee amputee... and 26 years old.. i always feel like I could be doing more with my life!!

  • @saloni379
    @saloni379 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hope this technology will help other peoples around the world, this is the technology we really need 🙂

  • @nor4277
    @nor4277 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    He doesn't seem to like to lose ,hope he can help others with his sport legs he makes.amazing guy.

  • @matthewblackwell5274
    @matthewblackwell5274 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I use one of these on a day to day basis and I can easily say it is the best prosthetic I have ever used, I’m faster then my able bodied friends on dirtbikes when we race. Thanks Bioadapt!

    • @mobinesparnak9453
      @mobinesparnak9453 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hey man. My brother lost his left leg above the knee about a month ago. He is a dirt bike fan and he wants to get back on the bick. Please help us

  • @tangytablets5150
    @tangytablets5150 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Its so amazing how he literally built his own leg to build up his career again. X3

  • @samh659
    @samh659 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for all the story @greatbigstory! May all your work on this channel became a beacon of inspiration for all the young journalist out there!

  • @moochnhowzn
    @moochnhowzn 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Brilliant, finally the right people with an understanding of mechanics and what it takes to make a prosthetic leg are making them . I hope that he changes the world . Cheers

  • @blackamericanlesbianprofes4357
    @blackamericanlesbianprofes4357 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The mechanics of the prosthetic leg is what is fascinating to me. Thank you for posting this interview.

  • @coolmusic6052
    @coolmusic6052 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    My little boy was born with both of his feet missing it would be cool to see him later on in life wearing some Prosthetics like these... keep up the good work man....🙂

  • @terryalang7283
    @terryalang7283 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That is THE MOST inspiring story I have ever heard. I think this guy is beyond amazing, what an incredible human being. He is an inspiration to anyone as well as amputees more power to you young man. Vertutis fortuna comes.

  • @amarok1124
    @amarok1124 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I am amazed how this guys sees his disadvantages as one of his strengths to pursue and do more to be the best on his career... salute!!!!

  • @winntrix1510
    @winntrix1510 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    What a determined man wow

    • @blackturbine
      @blackturbine 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      If you had the same amount of money as this dude
      You whould be determined as him

    • @mariuxxxx1
      @mariuxxxx1 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@blackturbine did he have money before?

  • @agustinmorales8681
    @agustinmorales8681 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I got an ad about this TH-cam channel, while watching this TH-cam channel

    • @JoshWitte
      @JoshWitte 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Congrats, that totally never happens 🙄

  • @marmarcberserker5503
    @marmarcberserker5503 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Woow !! Wielki szacunek, jesteś geniuszem. Nie jesteś zwykłym człowiekiem, twoja kontuzja zmusiła cię do stworzenia własnej lepszej protezy. To jest niewiarygodne

  • @icantcook9998
    @icantcook9998 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Your determination the keep going has helped so many other people and to design and build the prosthetic is it truly amazing legend

  • @Leo-ch4qu
    @Leo-ch4qu 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    When he put the helmet on, my mind went,”MUST GO FASTER”
    Some people know what I mean

    • @aescherr
      @aescherr 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      i think of octane 😭

    • @uriel6018
      @uriel6018 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@aescherr too much apex

  • @xxxag1768
    @xxxag1768 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Men truly are awesome. Dude used his knowledge from dirt bikes to create a prosthetic leg that looks and works very well. He drew the design, measured it all up and even built it. Crazy asf

  • @davidmelton6138
    @davidmelton6138 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    i have been a below the knee amputee for a little over a year now. i get my prosthetic in a few days. it has been a very slow process for me but i can't wait to be walking again. your story is very inspiring and just amazing. i hope you continue to improve your design and live your life the way you see fit. congrats on the design and all of your accomplishments

  • @InspiringKeynoteSpeakers
    @InspiringKeynoteSpeakers 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Absolutely inspiring! 💪 You're a true athlete, and your journey from BMX to snowboarding and everything in between is incredible

  • @walterwhite1785
    @walterwhite1785 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Dont let nothing stop u from doing what u love real shit

  • @hecate8293
    @hecate8293 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    When you are so Op in real life so they nerfed you but still OP

  • @MagicTaco27
    @MagicTaco27 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I hope one day I can overcome my leg injury and be like this gentleman 🥲

  • @andrewmutavi590
    @andrewmutavi590 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    wow!the world needs people like him

  • @EMSLS
    @EMSLS 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I am really impressed! Well done, congratulations! 👏
    A real Tony Stark himself!

  • @yegoallan8560
    @yegoallan8560 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Guy can build his own leg... Can floor a bike, and now snow boards... Feels like he has 3 lives and some us struggle with just one.

  • @gogoulor
    @gogoulor 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Incredible!!! Thanks for share this inspirational history.

  • @ShovelLettuce
    @ShovelLettuce 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    You're an inspiration to me Mr. Athlete. May you be blessed.

  • @sovietonion1453
    @sovietonion1453 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    He's octane my people

  • @demicatt
    @demicatt 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    What a badass

  • @mohamadzahidzainulabidin6862
    @mohamadzahidzainulabidin6862 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm below knee amputee,, from Malaysia
    I'm an adventure Moto rider.
    Life goes on ,,,do what you love best
    Keep it up bro ,

  • @Kevan808
    @Kevan808 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    That was super inspiring, thanks!

  • @BenjaminPeterParker
    @BenjaminPeterParker 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    He's almost octane from Apex legends

    • @swety2962
      @swety2962 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Just need one more leg off

  • @Spector_Cheese
    @Spector_Cheese 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    He just made his leg!

  • @mynyasabut
    @mynyasabut ปีที่แล้ว

    This is so inspiring in many levels! thanks!

  • @ConquerYou
    @ConquerYou 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is amazing. Way to take charge of a bad situation and turn it positive.

  • @TuneintoLearning
    @TuneintoLearning 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    What software were you using for your 3d models, and also, does that software animate the designs? Ingenious engineering you have. The future is great in prosthetics with ability to sense touch, and neurolinked robotic limbs are a now.

    • @P3C0L4
      @P3C0L4 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      wasnt that Solidworks?

  • @swety2962
    @swety2962 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    *OCTANE MAIN INTENSIFIES*

  • @mariahmolina2527
    @mariahmolina2527 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    One of the best stories by far

  • @FreddyBNL
    @FreddyBNL 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Brilliant brother. You're an inspiration!

  • @ChrisParayno
    @ChrisParayno 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    He's like the modern day hiccup

  • @santiagoperez5431
    @santiagoperez5431 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Im interested to learn if there is any variation in the leg for summer vs winter

  • @Miasdaddy7
    @Miasdaddy7 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That is awesome man great job and way to think outside the box.

  • @miguelandrade2931
    @miguelandrade2931 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Well done!!!!! And that prostetic design is awesome!!!!!

  • @rvdm88
    @rvdm88 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    this man was able to built one... in a garage... with a box of scraps!

    • @blackturbine
      @blackturbine 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      500$ per shock absorbers=scrap

    • @edwardtiangco1445
      @edwardtiangco1445 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Weird how I read this with Obadiah's voice in my head

    • @voltsnbolts8879
      @voltsnbolts8879 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      And tens of thousands in tools. Like this is extremely impressive but also not really.. its pretty common to see people building there own prosthetics; even young people are nowadays. Not to take away from this man's accomplishment of rebounding from a traumatic and debilitating experience but with today's tech it is easily achievable (especially with that equipment)

  • @nickthomas384
    @nickthomas384 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    K, now I want a leg with Fox shock absorbers too

  • @fazrulrusdi9557
    @fazrulrusdi9557 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very inspirational man..wish u all the best in whatever u do

  • @dreamelatte
    @dreamelatte 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Wow now that's resilience!!

  • @w0lfy340
    @w0lfy340 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Now he’s at 50% of being like octane in apex

    • @w0lfy340
      @w0lfy340 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      33% with the bottles of stimulants

  • @SkibidiCanBoss
    @SkibidiCanBoss 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    me:i want octane mom:we have octane at home me: WOW HE LOOKS AWESOME

  • @beastbuilder
    @beastbuilder 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    on one hand i love the content of you guys
    on the other i got mad at you because you bring up these inspiring stories
    which gives me no reason for excuses or self pity

    • @blackturbine
      @blackturbine 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      True i also just shit stacks of money

  • @oliverb.3588
    @oliverb.3588 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    The definition of a mad lad, I love it

  • @KurouchiKen
    @KurouchiKen 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This make me think “future is near”

  • @everchhsc7428
    @everchhsc7428 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    WAIT DID APEX USE THIS GUY AS REFERENCE FOR OCTANE EVEN THE SUIT HE USED AND HELMET REMINED ME OF HIS SKIN

  • @andreikorzinski6326
    @andreikorzinski6326 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    One of the coolest and most efficient prosthetic legs I’ve ever seen

  • @profeserlebos2841
    @profeserlebos2841 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    That's pure blessing

  • @dannybenhur6123
    @dannybenhur6123 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The kid from "How to train your Dragon"

    • @phoenics2437
      @phoenics2437 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Oh cool
      I saw a guy who know hiccup

  • @DOOOOOOOM
    @DOOOOOOOM 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Geico- Save 15 percent or more on leg insurance

  • @djemery1718
    @djemery1718 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Lost my left leg below the knee in 2018, thank you for your video post. I mountain bike and very active, got a movable ankle from California I use for swimming and mountain biking, majority of my prosthetics are Össur prosthetics. Never seen a foot like yours. The reason I lost my left leg is I had organ transplants in 2011 and my organ donor had been a ballet and jazz dancer. When she lost her life I received her left kidney and pancreas. They used a vein from my left leg to plug in her two organs. I was working on April 7th, 2018, six and half years after my donor had died and loaned me her organs, and her pancreas failed and I had gangrene in that organ and went to work that day. I had tremendous pain, and the organ had failed, and was rushed to a local hospital, that wanted to keep me and observe me but my middle sister showed up and made the hospital take me by ambulance to my organ transplant hospital on a two and half hour ambulance ride in extreme abdominal pain in my peritoneal cavity, and as soon I had the MRI and could barely stay still for that, I was in emergency surgery and five and half feet of my small intestine was removed and my donor's pancreas, the surgeon told me if I had not showed when I did I would have died. So due to all the infection in my body, and having had broken my left big toe with a motorcycle on a leg missing a main vein, the foot got infected, and nothing would stop that infection, and the left leg was amputated on July 9th, 2018 below the knee. I am very lucky to be alive and my donor's left kidney still survives in my body, and I use an insulin pump for the missing pancreas, and a continuous glucose monitor for the missing organ to monitor the levels of glucose in my blood. My donar's kidney keeps my blood clean and it is still alive in my body. So thanks to her, Lady Morgan Leigh Judd whom is my best friend in life I met on an operating table on December 7th, 2011 in a 12 hour surgery, she as well keeps me alive and been doing a lot more than people expected for surviving all this mess. She would be 28 years old now and she was born on September 8th, 1992 and she legally died on December 6th, 2011 at age nineteen and she had been in college and on her college dance team only six months. This is a link to a video when I first saw her, and had signed legal documents to have contact with her father in 2014... she was his only daughter... and she saved eight lives as an organ donor... and she had been number 7 in the competition... so 7 is my lucky number in life... all of this has cost millions of dollars in medical costs to stay alive, anti-rejection drugs cost 72 grand a year at six grand a month... so being alive is expensive... but my donor is indeed my best friend in this life, and in December of this year I will have survived 9 years with her left kidney still alive. I am about as active as she was in my life... wish all of you a good day or night where ever you are on planet earth... some times impossible things have strange miracles... at a tremednous price... th-cam.com/video/r6GIOo6gBGM/w-d-xo.html

  • @seagrey75
    @seagrey75 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Amazing, all the best!

  • @mrmaciejm
    @mrmaciejm 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Looks like advantage rather than disability.

  • @ibratch.8925
    @ibratch.8925 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Its like octane from Apex legends

  • @klee1169
    @klee1169 ปีที่แล้ว

    This guy is inspirational. Keep it man. Your amazing ♥️❤️♥️

  • @marloncastellanos2329
    @marloncastellanos2329 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    ... What a inspirational story makes me feel great about being human ...

  • @birubu
    @birubu 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I think that the less a bionic limb tries to imitate a real one, the more creative and cool it can be made. The raw mechanical look of his leg is just plain badass.

  • @madiemaelou
    @madiemaelou 4 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    “You’re only disabled if you believe you are.”
    Obviously my spine dislocating daily because of a faulty gene is simply a mind over matter situation. Cool.

    • @lequack7130
      @lequack7130 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I'm sorry, did you say your spine is DISLOCATING?

    • @madiemaelou
      @madiemaelou 4 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      Jean-tho Goyette Yep. I have Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, a connective tissue disorder. The vertebrae in my neck and low back aren’t held together properly so they slide out of place. I can dislocate something as easily as rolling over in bed. I have braces for just about every joint in my body and if it continues to deteriorate they will have to fuse parts of my spine together. Not really a mind over matter situation unfortunately.

    • @mijack8228
      @mijack8228 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      You need to make a prosthetic spine supporter dohickey.

    • @blackturbine
      @blackturbine 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Just make new spine with fox suspension lol noob

    • @voltsnbolts8879
      @voltsnbolts8879 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Exactly.. the mind over matter is crap. Robotics and prosthetics has gotten to a point where an amputation isn't a huge issue to a healthy person. Other disabilities are still very real. I really hope that in your lifetime science comes far enough that you will be able to get some relief and remember that you're incredibly strong; moreso than most people will ever understand.

  • @rumblingprune1525
    @rumblingprune1525 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    You never disappoint great big story 👍

  • @adredsox79
    @adredsox79 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That prosthetic is as functional as a reg leg. Damn man honestly looks smooth to

  • @akshayironheart
    @akshayironheart 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I think he played octane from apex legends 😁

    • @mijack8228
      @mijack8228 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      He needs to get rid of the other leg first.

  • @chaithuchannakesavula6976
    @chaithuchannakesavula6976 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    My neighbor lost his both legs down from knees and his right hand when he's 11 years, he's from a typical low income family in India and his father used to work as a driver, he learned to drive vans with no power steering, which his dad used to work for when he's asleep just by observing his dad's driving and that too with primitive unarticulating wood prosthetic legs, now he's 33yo living his life on his own terms without depending on anyone and now he taught me how to drive a car ,where other so called pro instructors failed me to make me a better driver. By the way he still drives a manual car.

  • @snehaakhadmal4986
    @snehaakhadmal4986 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    U people are Amaaaaazing..... Awsome nd everything.. 🔥🔥

  • @parachute3725
    @parachute3725 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    So inspiring!

  • @patpestanojamyro.1stpmfcin188
    @patpestanojamyro.1stpmfcin188 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    When you got accidentally business and get rich.

    • @abamankwaah6844
      @abamankwaah6844 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      This is best i have ever seen !!!

  • @areisc1390
    @areisc1390 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    How Did This Action Sports Star Built His Own Prosthetic Leg?

  • @MrBeckster007
    @MrBeckster007 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fantastic invention. Look really cool also. Gr8 to se the positive side of it and make the best of it, instead of thinking all is bad.

  • @The-Urban-Goose
    @The-Urban-Goose 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Yeah, the prosthetic looks awesome, but did you see those eyes? That's an amazing shade of blue!

  • @doggedoge6663
    @doggedoge6663 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Watch the viedeo and think
    „Ineed this too“
    Remember:I have a leg