Josh Brown was riding down a quiet road on a four-wheeler, the thrill of the ride pushing him forward. Then everything changed.
“I don’t remember the wreck itself,” he said. “But I do remember the moment after. Labored breathing, my buddy freaking out, and me slipping in and out consciousness.”
Brown had been thrown into a guardrail at nearly 60 mph. When he looked down and saw blood, reality set in.
“That’s when it hit me that I messed something up,” he said.
Doctors confirmed what he hadn’t considered. His leg had to be amputated.
In the days ahead, uncertainty loomed. Then Methodist Rehabilitation’s Orthotics and Prosthetics division stepped in and “took the guess work out of everything.”
“I thought I’d have to set everything up myself, but they took care of it,” he said.
Now, with the right prosthesis and support, Brown is getting back to the things he loves, especially playing golf.
“I’m still figuring things out, but I’m not letting this stop me,” he said. “It feels good to be back out here.”
