I Want To Keep My Amputated Leg Please & Thank You: Post Accident Advocacy w/ Justin

Sickboy

CBC

Society & Culture

4.8 • 524 Ratings

🗓️ 1 August 2021

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Summary

Justin was walking home from work when all of a sudden he was struck by a motorcycle going upwards of 100 km/h. The accident tore his leg off and he almost lost his life. Thanks to the swift work from the EMT's and Physicians/Nurses that came to the rescue, Justin's life was saved. However, the damage from the accident was so severe that he would lose his leg. While recovering in the hospital he had a thought "what will they do with my leg?" The answer he received didn't sit well with him and so he asked if he could keep his severed limb. This resulted in a months-long battle with the hospital, morgue and funeral homes in order to keep what is rightfully his... a literal piece of himself. This is a FANTASTIC conversation about advocacy and healing from trauma and it is not an episode you want to miss!

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0:27.1	get your podcasts. This is a CBC podcast. Welcome to Sick Boy, a podcast where we talk about
0:35.8	what it's like to be sick. This week's guest is Justin, and although he lost his leg in a horrifying accident,
0:42.7	he advocated to keep his severed leg.
0:45.9	Let's talk about it. We are here with our friend Justin all the way from the series.
1:05.5	And for folks who aren't.
1:07.3	He sounded like a radio, like a serious XM radio.
1:12.4	Talkin to Justin from the sex.
1:14.6	I'm like you're about to throw to the next top 40 track.
1:17.2	As are in the douche.
1:20.0	Justin, you, you've lived a pretty interesting life, especially in the last few years.
1:27.4	I don't know the entire timeline. I guess we'll get into it.
1:30.1	But why don't you, how about let's do a little like story time with Justin. Why don't you take us
1:36.0	through the particular incident that we are here to kind of talk about today.
1:41.4	That's so ominous. Yeah, it is. Sorry. Sorry, Justin.
1:46.9	Yeah, the story.
1:48.4	Yeah, his past year has been pretty crazy.
1:53.4	About 10 months ago, I was coming home from work.
1:59.6	I was crossing the street, trying to take the bus,
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