Casper Posted September 22, 2011 Report Share Posted September 22, 2011 It happen several years ago, but it's a good reminder how short and fragile life can be. Enjoy it and be careful out there. Cliffs:http://i.imgur.com/pPgyT.jpgThe whole thread:http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=136505 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrown57 Posted September 22, 2011 Report Share Posted September 22, 2011 wow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohiomike Posted September 22, 2011 Report Share Posted September 22, 2011 What a sad ending to a young man's life. RIP Clayton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bkizz Posted September 22, 2011 Report Share Posted September 22, 2011 I couldn't view the cliffs but what I gathered was that he was paralyzed and decided to commit suicide? There's no one else here who knows how much being paralyzed sucks more than me. My whole fucking life was flipped upside down and I'm still trying to get things back in some order. God knows I've had many dark thoughts of my own and I'm sure I will have many more in my lifetime...I just hope I can stick it out and continue to find things I can still enjoy. I personally don't think my life is worth ending...I just hate to hear that others like me do. I've talked to other guys in my shoes who want to commit suicide and it's tough. I can't say I blame them for how they feel but common! There are so many people worse off than me...who can't think, speak, take care of themselves, etc. Sometimes knowing it could be worse is what motivates me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblosser Posted September 22, 2011 Report Share Posted September 22, 2011 @ Ben - did you know him personally, or only through the ADV site? Either way, sad story with an even sadder ending.From what I skimmed through, he completed 1L (first year of law school), and was (I'm guessing) halfway though the second year when life and the reality of his paralysis evidently became too much. A couple of "life sucks, but I'm coping" posts, then he seemed to be in better spirits, then...Here's hoping he's in a better place. I feel better for having met him, if only via the Internet and posthumously, and will remember him always.:sad face: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casper Posted September 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2011 No, I didn't know him personally. Only read his stories and what not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casper Posted June 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2013 http://www.2arms1head.com/ Wow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScubaCinci Posted June 21, 2013 Report Share Posted June 21, 2013 holy shit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Butters Posted June 22, 2013 Report Share Posted June 22, 2013 only read the end where he actually did it (morbid curiousity of what a person says while in the process of dying).....that shit is fucked up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustinsn3485 Posted June 22, 2013 Report Share Posted June 22, 2013 So that's pretty messed up. I scanned and read through some of it. A lot of dark thoughts. Reading this and scanning the thread reminds me of bkizz, he hasn't logged in in over a year. Anyone know how he is and how his bike is working out for him? I never knew him, but enjoyed the bike build thread and random other postings of his. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C-bus Posted June 22, 2013 Report Share Posted June 22, 2013 I have to admit.... That affected me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snot Posted June 22, 2013 Report Share Posted June 22, 2013 I couldn't view the cliffs but what I gathered was that he was paralyzed and decided to commit suicide? There's no one else here who knows how much being paralyzed sucks more than me. My whole fucking life was flipped upside down and I'm still trying to get things back in some order. God knows I've had many dark thoughts of my own and I'm sure I will have many more in my lifetime...I just hope I can stick it out and continue to find things I can still enjoy. I personally don't think my life is worth ending...I just hate to hear that others like me do. I've talked to other guys in my shoes who want to commit suicide and it's tough. I can't say I blame them for how they feel but common! There are so many people worse off than me...who can't think, speak, take care of themselves, etc. Sometimes knowing it could be worse is what motivates me.Stay strong! And thanks for sharing. RIP Clayton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbot Posted June 23, 2013 Report Share Posted June 23, 2013 I haven't finished it yet, but that is the story of a vibrant happy go lucky man being completely utterly and almost literally self deconstructed. It makes me angry, sad, and disgusted... but mostly, it makes me grieve. It is so visceral and just... convincing, for lack of a better word.I will finish it, but I wish I never started. Best wishes for his family, who I'm sure are still in ruin because of it. I know I would be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeefZah Posted June 23, 2013 Report Share Posted June 23, 2013 I read the story originally on ADV. It takes serious balls to kill yourself, and him doing so was probably one way to take control over an otherwise uncontrollable situation. Whatever his thought process, it is what he wanted to do, so I respect that. We as a society try too hard to save people from themselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dying Shadow Posted June 23, 2013 Report Share Posted June 23, 2013 Couldn't finish it and don't want too.....kinda makes me sick to think of what he went threw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerekClouser Posted June 28, 2013 Report Share Posted June 28, 2013 Just read it through it's entirety. Even though he didn't want to continue living, I'd have been happy to see him keep going with his philosophy on other topics if he could have put his mind to it. Ride in Paradise Clayton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowdog Posted June 28, 2013 Report Share Posted June 28, 2013 I read this whole thing as well and really can't even think of anything to say about it. RIP Clayton!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snot Posted June 28, 2013 Report Share Posted June 28, 2013 ^same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuardRail-Mike Posted June 29, 2013 Report Share Posted June 29, 2013 reaffirms for me how quick shit can happen out there.... and to not take it for granted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
20thGix Posted June 29, 2013 Report Share Posted June 29, 2013 I read this whole thing as well and really can't even think of anything to say about it. RIP Clayton!! My thoughts exactly.RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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