Adventurer lost his legs after becoming a small injury while camping

Max Armstrong is a man who loves adventures, outdoor life and travel. In his 40 years he has embarked on large journeys, such as spending 151 days walking from Mexico to Canada, but a recent accident took away his legs, an important part to achieve all these feats.

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Why did he lose his legs?

Armstrong spoke with People about his particular case, saying that he had always had cuts and scrapes during his trips, so on December 2, 2024, while camping with some friends, he did not pay attention to a Little burn on your finger.

“I was moving the pan’s pan to the table and I burned a part of the thumb in the process. It was a small burn. At that moment I didn’t give importance, ”said the man.

A couple of days later, he began to notice that His left ankle began to swell, But he thought he had only twisted it. Also He began to “say follies” while he slept and the nails of his feet were put on dwellingswhich indicated that he should go to the emergency room.

Upon arriving at the health center, doctors informed him that they believed that the bacteria Streptococcus a He had entered his body through the injury. Shortly after they confirmed that he had a sepsishaving to be induced to a coma.

His wife and mother remained on their sides for 6 days, where agony was consuming them. A Toxic shock syndrome began to “devour” his bodyso the doctors thought it would not be able to survive.

Despite every prognosis, on December 13 he woke up from the coma, but he had the “black feet” and felt as if they were crushing him. Although they had raised the possibility of amputating part of his legs, he refused to accept this.

Everything changed when he tried to walk and realized that the pain was so great that he could not keep his lower limbs. “My mother was taking photos. They looked very black and with burned veins. It seemed that they could never be used again. It was a difficult decision“.

Seeing the bleak panorama he faced, and knowing that if he acted fast they could amputate him only under the knee, he decided to undergo surgery on December 23, on the top of the Christmas holidays.

How are you doing today?

This brave adventure lover works as Therapeutic coach for men who have left prison. In his conversation with People he confessed that he decided to see all this medical mishap as “A spiritual journey“, which, even if I didn’t want to do it, I knew what it should.

At the moment he is in recovery, but his goal for next year is to tour high paths and take long walks with his dogs. His acquaintances initiated a fundraising to pay for the prosthesis, In addition to those adaptations you need in your home and vehicle to make them accessible.

In spite of everything, it remains positive saying that “This trip was an opportunity to show others that things can be overcome“.

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