Crazyeddiethefirst
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A little family history:
My great grandfather appeared Healthy until the age of 45, the dropped dead of a heart attack.
My grandfather appeared perfectly healthy until age 42, than dropped dead of a heart attack.
My father appeared perfectly healthy until age 32, then dropped dead of a heart attack.(I was 8 at the time). By the time I was 13, I had the idea in my head that I would probably drop dead by the age of 26... Hence I decided I was going to do the most, race the fastest, jump out of planes from the highest altitude, you get the idea...
My main goal in life was to be a military pilot & fly the newest and fastest jets there were. I would be the best I could and if I died in the process, no harm, no foul.
Unfortunately, a week before my 15th birthday, I was out on Memorial Day weekend riding motorcycles east of Palm Springs. As I was racing down a dirt road next to the all American Canal, a Baja Bug driven by a guy who had a few too many Buds was on the wrong side of the road. As usual when motorcycles & cars have head on collisions, the biker always looses. Right femur was broken and sticking out the back of my jeans, other parts of that leg broken in other places. The fender of the Baja Bug almost ripped my left leg off, shattered the kneecap, compound fracture of the right elbow(bone sticking out and bleeding) and a few other injuries I won't bother to mention. 6 months later, while still in a cast, I started riding again. And once I got my license, racing cars. Since I couldn't join the military, I decided Med school was the route. A few more catastrophe's later, including a broken back from a skydiving accident and I changed Majors. Because I always claimed to have no fear, except God, the nickname stuck(ok there are a lot more stories but that is for another thread). When I tried "Crazyeddie", it was taken. Since I have held the title for years, it became Crazyeddiethefirst. BTW, I became a Cardiovascular Nurse Specialist, then later a Chief Flight Nurse and at 55 years old I have outlived many of my previous generations..
My great grandfather appeared Healthy until the age of 45, the dropped dead of a heart attack.
My grandfather appeared perfectly healthy until age 42, than dropped dead of a heart attack.
My father appeared perfectly healthy until age 32, then dropped dead of a heart attack.(I was 8 at the time). By the time I was 13, I had the idea in my head that I would probably drop dead by the age of 26... Hence I decided I was going to do the most, race the fastest, jump out of planes from the highest altitude, you get the idea...
My main goal in life was to be a military pilot & fly the newest and fastest jets there were. I would be the best I could and if I died in the process, no harm, no foul.
Unfortunately, a week before my 15th birthday, I was out on Memorial Day weekend riding motorcycles east of Palm Springs. As I was racing down a dirt road next to the all American Canal, a Baja Bug driven by a guy who had a few too many Buds was on the wrong side of the road. As usual when motorcycles & cars have head on collisions, the biker always looses. Right femur was broken and sticking out the back of my jeans, other parts of that leg broken in other places. The fender of the Baja Bug almost ripped my left leg off, shattered the kneecap, compound fracture of the right elbow(bone sticking out and bleeding) and a few other injuries I won't bother to mention. 6 months later, while still in a cast, I started riding again. And once I got my license, racing cars. Since I couldn't join the military, I decided Med school was the route. A few more catastrophe's later, including a broken back from a skydiving accident and I changed Majors. Because I always claimed to have no fear, except God, the nickname stuck(ok there are a lot more stories but that is for another thread). When I tried "Crazyeddie", it was taken. Since I have held the title for years, it became Crazyeddiethefirst. BTW, I became a Cardiovascular Nurse Specialist, then later a Chief Flight Nurse and at 55 years old I have outlived many of my previous generations..