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TexasBushwhacker

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47. Yes, and chronic pain can mess with your head
Mon Dec 9, 2024, 06:09 PM
Dec 2024

My mother had degenerative discs in her spine. Her mother did too. My youngest brother has them now. He's had 2 spinal surgeries, one in his neck and one in his lumbar spine. He also got an electrical stimulator implanted, which takes some of the edge off. But he has 3 more degenerated discs and right now, his insurance will only cover one artificial disc implant. It's so unfair. He takes care of himself, eats right and exercises. He just has these crappy discs.

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This is gonna be quite the story when it all unfolds. Joinfortmill Dec 2024 #1
. dalton99a Dec 2024 #2
WTF? This can't be the shooter FakeNoose Dec 2024 #3
Valedictorian from $40K/yr private high school in Baltimore dalton99a Dec 2024 #4
Educated people can be homicidal too. LudwigPastorius Dec 2024 #6
I haven't read anything about him having a personal connection to anyone who may have had claims denied (or whatever) XorXor Dec 2024 #30
Just think of all the millionaires in Hollywood Mr.Bill Dec 2024 #46
Seems nice..Just don't know if I should laugh or cry. multigraincracker Dec 2024 #5
Are those titanium screws in his spinal column? NT mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 #11
Sure looks like a set of pins. maxsolomon Dec 2024 #13
Looks like he got treatment. Those type injuries and surgeries often leave one in pain, unfortunately. Silent Type Dec 2024 #14
His spine looks like mine Lulu KC Dec 2024 #17
The fact that he used a ghost gun is irony at its finest when this country outright refuses to regulate them... Karasu Dec 2024 #29
So I wonder what the gun charge is Lulu KC Dec 2024 #36
Ghost guns got some regulation a couple years ago BumRushDaShow Dec 2024 #38
Oh, wow! I thought that SCOTUS case had actually gone the other way. Karasu Dec 2024 #41
Been wondering that myself. It could be a matter of New York gun law for all I know. Karasu Dec 2024 #40
Or the ones that were... hunter Dec 2024 #18
We'll know soon enough. Right now, I'm betting on incel looking for a reason to shoot someone in the back, and Silent Type Dec 2024 #19
I see nothing indicating incel Lulu KC Dec 2024 #35
Don't have to look too hard. paleotn Dec 2024 #42
It may not necessarily be his spine though TexasBushwhacker Dec 2024 #39
Looks like they got treatment, not a denial. Neither insurance or doctors can guarantee a life without pain Silent Type Dec 2024 #43
Yes, and chronic pain can mess with your head TexasBushwhacker Dec 2024 #47
NYT says spine injury 2023 Lulu KC Dec 2024 #44
Either they have the wrong guy... Dulcinea Dec 2024 #7
Maybe the real shooter stole this guy's ID and personal data FakeNoose Dec 2024 #8
Or...the crazy part is that shooting a health insurance CEO seems not to be the crazy part. n/t xocetaceans Dec 2024 #9
Yeah and going to Mikey D's when he's supposedly a wanted man Bengus81 Dec 2024 #23
Considering he was able to track a CEO's movements so closely, whack him in broad daylight, and escape from Karasu Dec 2024 #48
Not a professional killer. usonian Dec 2024 #10
I wonder if that Xray in his header is part of the story? KewlKat Dec 2024 #12
Luigi? Deep State Witch Dec 2024 #15
Not what I expected Lulu KC Dec 2024 #16
He does seem to be in the troubled young leftyladyfrommo Dec 2024 #20
Neither did I, but compared to a health insurance CEO, not many of us can be considered "wealthy." Karasu Dec 2024 #25
Another example I posted below -- the shooter at UC Santa Barbara was from a well-off family. LauraInLA Dec 2024 #28
Maybe UHC used his computer science skills for the death panel algorithm which ticked him off. C0RI0LANUS Dec 2024 #21
Any relation to a Chuck? The Grand Illuminist Dec 2024 #22
LOL...beat me to it! Bengus81 Dec 2024 #24
It "feels so good" to make connections with other musicians. C0RI0LANUS Dec 2024 #31
Could've sweetened it with King Of The Hill bits. The Grand Illuminist Dec 2024 #34
Decoy? Linda ladeewolf Dec 2024 #26
I'm seeing a lot of commenters surprised by this person's socioeconomic status -- the person who shot LauraInLA Dec 2024 #27
That's an interesting point to consider. XorXor Dec 2024 #32
Agreed. The SB case did highlight the difficulty of *forcing* a family member to get mental health treatment, LauraInLA Dec 2024 #33
Familiar topic Lulu KC Dec 2024 #37
One things for sure. His fieldcraft stinks. paleotn Dec 2024 #45
Parallel in history Deminpenn Dec 2024 #49
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