Implant-Chemistry And Adventures
Monday, June 25, 2012 - 02:10
in Earth & Climate
With my team down twelve runs, I still felt compelled to attempt a running catch with my back to the infield. Our center fielder never heard me call for it. As I dove, my foot was caught under his sliding legs. There was enough momentum and leverage to snap both my fibula and tibia. The cracking sound carried to a second floor balcony, and from there a spectator called an ambulance. The hurtful jolt and the sensation of a dangling foot prevented me from holding on to the ball. Then the endorphins may have kicked in because, while a crowd gathered around me, the pain disappeared. But the analgesic action of endogenous opiates only lasted until I was moved to a stretcher. read more