Today marks the two-year anniversary of the day I almost met my Maker in Thailand.
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I rented a motorcycle to ride the popular 700-curve route through the mountains from Chiang Mai and Pai.
It started raining halfway through the 4-hour ride, there was nowhere to stop, and little did I know, the tires on the bike I rented were NOT designed for wet pavement
I lost traction on one of the curves and smashed into the side of the mountain.
Had it been on the following curve (or the previous curve), I would’ve flown off a cliff.
My wrist was dislocated and smashed into a bazillion tiny bits, and it took days and a flight to Bangkok before finally finding a surgeon who could take on such a complex and delicate surgery.
Over the next 6 months, I had one surgery in Thailand, another surgery in Cambodia, and months of physical therapy and follow-up appointments — racking up over $15,000 in medical bills in the process.
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