Did you lose your toes?!?!?

Front half of left foot. Started with big toe amputation. Didn't work so they went back in remove more infected bone, that didn't work so remove front half of foot

You're still upright and Kickin'

Prayers Man!

The bloody hand is what started it all. Cutting a twisted tree. It twirled around and got my hand trapped between 2 logs. Stayed there about half an hour fighting to get loose. Got lucky and a cousin came riding by and found me. Ran back home and got a pry bar to get me out. A week later I came down with drop foot. Doctor claimed from nerve damage from fighting to free myself from tree. One night a few days later I walked out into garage to get something out the freezer and being my foot was hanging down I scraped the end of my big toe that it was bleeding a little. That was it. Bacteria set in. No amount of antibiotics would treat it. Kept getting worst until the big toe had to be amputated which led to the rest. That's the life of a diabetic. Only good thing about it is when you shower and dress your toes don't get caught in your underwear when your slipping it on. Your half foot just slide right in

It's good to see you are able to adapt and overcome. Sorry to hear about your health issues, but I'm glad that you're "keep going" attitude is in high gear. Good to hear from you...

Well at least you found a bright side. Hopefully thay were able to get rid of all the infection and you heal up fast. I had an friend of a friend that blew off one of his toes with a muzzleloader. I don't think it was even his big toe and it really gave him a limp and made it hard for him to walk. Hopefully you have an easier time adjusting.

That's a horrible turn of events.

I'll just say life looks pretty good after a few knocks , nice boat , fish , deer rack and all good to see you are doing better

Looks like you can still kick some butt.

Nice boat. Some good times there for sure, and eating like a king.

“John Wayne” tough, but sending prayers anyway!

Good to see you on the road to recovery. What a great looking fly.

Hang in there Bud ! It's always nice to see your posts , I hope and pray for your continued health !

Good to hear from you Bud, but not the trials and tribulations of life that sometimes gets us all sooner or later. Keep up the good attitude and you will bounce back once again. Thank you for sharing the photos and information. You folks sure know how to eat well.

Looks like you have a good attitude about it.

My first guess when I saw the foot pic was diabetic.

Take care of yourself

Glad that tree cutting incident was not worse.

Prayers for healing.

Hope you get back on your pegs quick. Them shrimp aint gonna catch themselves ya know .. Hang in there buddy

You got it covered Bud.You have to accept what the good lord hands you and keep on going.
Like my old man used to say-Its a lot better to be over the hill than under it.
God Bless.

Diabetes is nothing to play with. Don't ever turn your back on it or ignore the medication. We will keep you in our prayers.

Perfect situation to spin a good yarn, and you blew it.
The story should have read that you were checking beaver traps while barefoot and stepped on a set 750. At risk of going down a drowning cable, you had to dunk your head under the water and chew your foot off.
Best of luck for a full recovery.

Holy cow, Bud! Hope your resilience holds out, because you sure must have a good dose of it. Good luck to you.