Survivors. What does it feel like to take a bullet?

I used to live in a really crappy part of Chicago.

One night coming home from work, I got mugged.

It wasn't my first time.

The guy asked for my wallet and phone. I gave them up without hesitation.

Then he pointed his piece at me and pulled the trigger,

shot me in the chest, blacked out immediately and had some sharp pains when I woke up in the hospital.

Caught the guy a few months later when he shot and ended an old man whose house had broken into.

I got shot in the side by a negligent discharge at the range. It was a complete accident. The guy even

came to the hospital and paid all of the fees. Anyways, the bullet entered my left side and exited about three inches to the right. So it wasn't deep, it just hit tissue. It stung for a bit, and then adrenaline kicked in, and I rushed for the quick clot I keep in my center console. It made the stinging worse, but was able to stop the bleeding while waiting for the EMTs. Some people are asking, why quick clot, that's bad for you.

For how much it was bleeding for not hitting a blood vessel and the lack of information I had?

Being the situation I was in, it was my go-to.

I know that it's meant to be a last resort, but I'm sure that if you had it, you would panic and use it too if you were shot.

I caught one in the face one time by a thug attempting to rob me in

2008. My son, who was seven at the time, and I, were coming home late from visiting family. I let him

out of the car at our front door so that he could go inside and use the bathroom, and I was about to

drive around back to park the car, when I noticed an old junker car idling in the street at the entrance to our driveway. I knew something wasn't right. I parked the car and ran up to catch my son at the front door. As I got there, a man with a weapon pointed at us came up from the side of our house. He told me to show me the money, but I was speechless. My son was frantically trying to open the door, and my husband inside heard the commotion and came out. As soon as he saw what was happening, he pushed open our heavy iron door into the guy, knocking him backwards. The guy fired, we believe it my husband, but hitting me in the face as he ran off. Luckily, our neighbour had already called the cops, and they arrived quickly. I didn't even

realize I'd been shot in the face, because the only real pain I felt was from the exit wound

behind my ear. It was an excruciating, burning sensation, but what I remember most was the horrifying

feeling of the hot blood pouring out of my mouth and down my back. I absolutely thought I was going to

die, but I never actually lost

consciousness until I went into surgery at the hospital. Lots of blood loss and long recovery,

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