Paul Sagar on becoming a quadriplegic after a bad fall in Scotland

Heavy stuff, really sobering. I don't know him personally but almost feel as if I do because I used to always see his forum posts and articles on UKClimbing when I lived in the UK. 

Over on UKC someone said the route was The Chasm on Buachaille Etive Mor.

Really moving and tragic. I read the whole thing. It hits home as I have a good friend who went through the same thing at the age of 21. That was in 1981 and she is still around, so she seems to have made her peace and is extremely active in painting, photography, gardening, and many other activities. Her break was at C5/6. I have no idea how I would handle it…

I just read through this too and found it heartbreaking. I fell about 30 feet earlier this year and am grateful everyday I did not suffer a spinal cord injury, although I did fracture 1 of my vertebrae. He really puts things into perspective through his detailed post - I really hope he finds some peace and acceptance, although I also fully understand why he is so depressed and suicidal. 

Damn.

His life story reminds me very much of a saying, some of us have probably heard: if things do not go well, we might die, or worse.

Heartbreaking and somber.  That’s some intense and powerful writing