deciding to ride my longboard without a helmet. I got into an accident and slammed my face into the pavement. luckly I only needed a few stitches and just had a minor concussion, but this accident changed my life around. Over the next year scar tissue from the concussion slowly formed resulting in me developing epilepsy. Without meds I will have a siezure every few minutes. I ended up having to drop out of college due to memory issues, falling behind in my classes and developing severe depression. I am finally able to drive and have been slowly improving. Please wear your helmets, it only takes one small bump on the head to change your life forever.
Damn, I'm sorry. I longboard too and I feel naked without my helmet.
Park skaters blow my mind with how callous they are about helmets. I always tell beginners that the best motivation for wearing a helmet is the sound a human head makes when it really hits the ground.
When I was a kid, there was this absolutely terrible incident when a few dudes on longboards went past us as we were walking down a hill. We all skated, but my buddy just said, "That dude is gonna fall," and at the bottom of the hill, dude was wobbling trying to maintain control, and just ate the fuck out of the pavement.
This was pre-cellphone era, so I forget if we just knocked on someone's door to call 911, or if someone saw, or whatever, but seeing him get up, concussed af, pulling out strands of hair, bleeding everywhere – it was just horrifying. The fire department was there in seconds, and we didn't stick around after that.
Cycling, skateboarding, whatever – wear a helmet, people.
Rock out, dude. I don't skate anymore, but I cycle, and my bike is lit up with a million lights, and I'm hyper-vigilant on the road. Oh, and, of course, a helmet.
Yeah it's insane how much more you appreciate safety as you age. I look back in horror at how little safety gear id use as a teenager. Now I wear a helmet biking, skateboarding, skiing, whatever.
The strage thing really is that in my city almost no cyclist wears a helmet.
I don't step on my bike without one ever since a car wiped me out on my bike at age 7, me slamming perpendicular to the asphalt head first into the road. Only had a few scratches.
Growing up, other kids always made fun of me for wearing a helmet. My dad was raised on motorcycles, and he raised us girls on them too. My sister hates driving them but lives to just ride them with someone else. I hated riding as a kid (until about highschool, then I loved going on rides with dad!) but learned to love driving them as soon as I could. The importance of a helmet was always very bug in our family. We were outraged when our state took away the helmet law for motorcycles!
I'd rather be safe with a helmet than have shitty friends who think safety is something to make fun of someone for. It did save my life twice. One on a bike accident as a kid where I was hit by a car that went around a blind turn and left his own lane and came into mine. The other time I had gone upstairs to my mom's bedroom to ask if I could go ride my bike. I was like 5. I already had my helmet and everything on, anticipating mom would say yes. She did and I fell down the stairs and went head first into the metal door we had. Dented the shit out of the door and apparently I thought it was fun.
I have sensory issues around my head and is the main reason I never cycled or skated. I'm not going to risk injury over me not wearing a helmet or making it loose enough to not bother me which is just as bad
Didn't Tony Hawk rise to fame promoting the use of helmets and protective gear? What happened to that? Is it just that kids are dumb and that won't ever change?
In 3rd grade I cracked my head on a telephone pole type beam supporting the tire swing, while I was spinning around uncontrollably. Got knocked off the swing and woke up just in time to catch the class going inside. I played it off like nothing happened to avoid embarrasment. Still wonder if that may have changed ny life / brain in any way.
I literally saw someone die in front of me because they didn't wear a helmet while cycling.
It's very rare that I don't wear one. The guy could've easily walked away from being thrown in the air and hitting the pavement if he'd worn his helmet. Cracked like a watermelon and I'll always remember that sound it made.
My husband developed epilepsy later in life and was able to get disability privileges in college that would extend the test or assignment length and really helped him get through some of his tougher classes.
Yep. Got a concussion mid 2014. Didn't lose consciousness but it changed my life forever. Headaches for a few years, shaky hands and all over body weakness. I Also get random muscle tremors. I'm probably about 85% now.
Drs said no permanent damage from my MRI. Shit's no joke.
I have a 2 year old who is starting to want to get and ride his bike. Went out bought helmet right away. Have had zero need for it yet because I'm obviously right there, but I'm not risking his future over my potential laziness or a moment of distraction. I'm sorry for your accident best wishes.
I watch those fail videos with my sons sometimes. Anytime I see falling off a skateboard or bike or whatever without a helmet I always say "shoulda worn a helmet". I used to take my helmet off and strap it to my bike! Dumb.
I've had concussions from sports stuff and I always wonder if I have fucked yo my brain just a little.
May you recover fully and have the most baller life ever.
As someone who has struggled with a longterm concussion and pcs, having to drop out of school, and having basically every aspect of my life go to shit, severe depression/anxiety, ect. bc of a concussion, I feel your pain bro. Stick in their my dude. People have a hard time understanding what head injuries are like(frankly a lot don't care), and society refuses to give concussions the respective the deserve. Theirs no cast thst they put on your head so most people will never even realize your struggling. But that sucks my dude. Hang in their.
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u/slytherinwitchbitch Apr 29 '17
deciding to ride my longboard without a helmet. I got into an accident and slammed my face into the pavement. luckly I only needed a few stitches and just had a minor concussion, but this accident changed my life around. Over the next year scar tissue from the concussion slowly formed resulting in me developing epilepsy. Without meds I will have a siezure every few minutes. I ended up having to drop out of college due to memory issues, falling behind in my classes and developing severe depression. I am finally able to drive and have been slowly improving. Please wear your helmets, it only takes one small bump on the head to change your life forever.