May 2008 Cod Massachusetts and it was hot and humid and damp and sticky and it
hot and humid and damp and sticky and it
hot and humid and damp and sticky and it was prediction of lightning thunder
a warning siren means lightning is close
a warning siren means lightning is close get off the course I just said to the
get off the course I just said to the
get off the course I just said to the other guys somebody make this putt and
other guys somebody make this putt and
other guys somebody make this putt and we’ll get right out of here
we’ll get right out of here
we’ll get right out of here most of us were leaving the green except
most of us were leaving the green except
most of us were leaving the green except for Mike I had the pain in my hand
for Mike I had the pain in my hand
for Mike I had the pain in my hand everybody turned walk away I put the pin
everybody turned walk away I put the pin
everybody turned walk away I put the pin in the hole turn the walk leaving the
in the hole turn the walk leaving the
in the hole turn the walk leaving the green about 10 15 feet behind the guys
green about 10 15 feet behind the guys
green about 10 15 feet behind the guys and then the loudest bang that I ever
and then the loudest bang that I ever
and then the loudest bang that I ever heard in my life happened behind me it’s
heard in my life happened behind me it’s
heard in my life happened behind me it’s like a searing but very very loud noise
like a searing but very very loud noise
like a searing but very very loud noise something bad had happened
michael–ah suffered a direct hit 30% of
michael–ah suffered a direct hit 30% of his body is burned his legs were
his body is burned his legs were
his body is burned his legs were scorched his face looked normal
scorched his face looked normal
scorched his face looked normal his arms were a little scorched and he
his arms were a little scorched and he
his arms were a little scorched and he was smoking literally the strike is not
was smoking literally the strike is not
was smoking literally the strike is not fatal thanks to three strokes of luck
fatal thanks to three strokes of luck
fatal thanks to three strokes of luck part of the current travels from his
part of the current travels from his
part of the current travels from his head and shoulders down his right arm
head and shoulders down his right arm
head and shoulders down his right arm and through the putter to the ground by
and through the putter to the ground by
and through the putter to the ground by acting as a conductor the metal putter
acting as a conductor the metal putter
acting as a conductor the metal putter reflects some of the electricity away
reflects some of the electricity away
reflects some of the electricity away from Michaels body into the green
from Michaels body into the green
from Michaels body into the green [Music]
[Music]
[Music] without the putter he might be dead the
without the putter he might be dead the
without the putter he might be dead the second stroke of luck warm weather
second stroke of luck warm weather
second stroke of luck warm weather Michael is sweating sweat is salty water
Michael is sweating sweat is salty water
Michael is sweating sweat is salty water full of charged particles that conduct
full of charged particles that conduct
full of charged particles that conduct electricity
some of the current is diverted around
some of the current is diverted around Michael not through him yet some enters
Michael not through him yet some enters
Michael not through him yet some enters his body
current seeks the path of least
current seeks the path of least resistance the more water the better one
resistance the more water the better one
resistance the more water the better one of the body’s least resistant organ
of the body’s least resistant organ
of the body’s least resistant organ systems is also one of the most
systems is also one of the most
systems is also one of the most vulnerable the current shoots down the
vulnerable the current shoots down the
vulnerable the current shoots down the spinal cord and shorts out Michaels
spinal cord and shorts out Michaels
spinal cord and shorts out Michaels autonomic nervous system his lungs shut
autonomic nervous system his lungs shut
autonomic nervous system his lungs shut down his heart stops four minutes
down his heart stops four minutes
down his heart stops four minutes without oxygen and he’ll have permanent
without oxygen and he’ll have permanent
without oxygen and he’ll have permanent brain damage
immediately dick Gill and Bill Todd
immediately dick Gill and Bill Todd start CPR it’s the key to Michael
start CPR it’s the key to Michael
start CPR it’s the key to Michael survival and the third stroke of luck
he got better slowly
he got better slowly why don’t we construct shoulders so he
why don’t we construct shoulders so he
why don’t we construct shoulders so he could move these two fingers and so he
could move these two fingers and so he
could move these two fingers and so he progressively went right down his spinal
progressively went right down his spinal
progressively went right down his spinal cord as if the motor neurons that were
cord as if the motor neurons that were
cord as if the motor neurons that were knocked out came alive and they just
knocked out came alive and they just
knocked out came alive and they just marked up itself down the spinal cord so
marked up itself down the spinal cord so
marked up itself down the spinal cord so the last thing that really kicked in was
the last thing that really kicked in was
the last thing that really kicked in was his legs that was like a five-month
his legs that was like a five-month
his legs that was like a five-month process in total Michael has almost a
process in total Michael has almost a
process in total Michael has almost a year of intensive rehabilitation a life
year of intensive rehabilitation a life
year of intensive rehabilitation a life seldom changes so much in just a flash
seldom changes so much in just a flash
seldom changes so much in just a flash oh I was a type-a I was a stockbroker I
oh I was a type-a I was a stockbroker I
oh I was a type-a I was a stockbroker I jumped off a cliff since we tree skied
jumped off a cliff since we tree skied
jumped off a cliff since we tree skied and scuba dive I didn’t sit and watch I
and scuba dive I didn’t sit and watch I
and scuba dive I didn’t sit and watch I was 48 and I went from 48 to 72 that so
was 48 and I went from 48 to 72 that so
was 48 and I went from 48 to 72 that so instant age
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