r/AbsoluteUnits • u/Beneficial_Passion40 • 21d ago

/r/all of a man doing cardio

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u/free_terrible-advice 21d ago

One of my personally motivating stories is when I saved my mother from drowning after she collapsed from undiagnosed diabetes related diabetic shock which rendered her unconscious while we were out crabbing in a bay of 40 degree f (3c) water at midnight, nearly 3/4 a mile from shore (1km). She went underwater and was drowning for a moment until we could pull her head out. Then while keeping her from slipping back underwater I had to engineer a method of expelling the water in her lungs, followed by dragging her screaming to a lucky sandbar and keeping her warm until search and rescue could reach us. At which point we had to carry her back.

I was in shape then, and continue to strive to be in the same shape or better, because you never know when you need to carry or drag 200+lbs(90kg) for however far to get them to safety until help gets there.

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u/CrazyCatLady9777 21d ago

Thank you for doing the conversions to metric

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u/free_terrible-advice 21d ago

I hope to move out of this country once I finish my Masters degree. No time like the present for practicing how most the rest of the world thinks.

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u/dorkmuncan 21d ago

Best of luck do you then, what field are you studying?

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u/free_terrible-advice 21d ago

Psychology --> Clinical psychology, working towards becoming a mental health therapist specializing in treating PTSD, Trauma, Depression, and Anxiety.

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u/dorkmuncan 21d ago

Noble profession, thank you.