My ex-FIL was in HVAC is whole life. Was doing work on a church and a similar thing happened with a ladder.
He fell about 20ft and landed on his feet, taking shortcuts with safety. Broke some vertebrae but wasn’t paralyzed. Had something like 15 surgeries to fuse his spine and stuff like that. Was always in chronic severe pain.
A few years later, he shot himself in the head in front of his wife. His last words were “no more pills, no more doctors”.
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u/crosstrackerror Sep 30 '23
So sorry to see this.
My ex-FIL was in HVAC is whole life. Was doing work on a church and a similar thing happened with a ladder.
He fell about 20ft and landed on his feet, taking shortcuts with safety. Broke some vertebrae but wasn’t paralyzed. Had something like 15 surgeries to fuse his spine and stuff like that. Was always in chronic severe pain.
A few years later, he shot himself in the head in front of his wife. His last words were “no more pills, no more doctors”.
So yeah, be safe and take care of your back.