Nolan Arbaugh

honestly just don't want to and so they get placed somewhere and you know in some sort of home so thankfully i had my family i have a great group of friends a great group of buddies from college who have all rallied around me and we're all still incredibly close people always say you know if you're lucky you'll end up with one or two friends from high school that you keep throughout your life

I have about 10, 10 or 12 from high school that have all stuck around and we still get together all of us twice a year. We call it the spring series and the fall series. This last one we all did. We dressed up like X-Men. So I did a professor Xavier and it was freaking awesome. It was so good. So yeah, I have such a great support system around me.

I have about 10, 10 or 12 from high school that have all stuck around and we still get together all of us twice a year. We call it the spring series and the fall series. This last one we all did. We dressed up like X-Men. So I did a professor Xavier and it was freaking awesome. It was so good. So yeah, I have such a great support system around me.

I have about 10, 10 or 12 from high school that have all stuck around and we still get together all of us twice a year. We call it the spring series and the fall series. This last one we all did. We dressed up like X-Men. So I did a professor Xavier and it was freaking awesome. It was so good. So yeah, I have such a great support system around me.

And so, you know, being a quadriplegic isn't that bad, but, I get waited on all the time. People bring me food and drinks, and I get to sit around and watch as much TV and movies and anime as I want. I get to read as much as I want. I mean, it's great.

And so, you know, being a quadriplegic isn't that bad, but, I get waited on all the time. People bring me food and drinks, and I get to sit around and watch as much TV and movies and anime as I want. I get to read as much as I want. I mean, it's great.

And so, you know, being a quadriplegic isn't that bad, but, I get waited on all the time. People bring me food and drinks, and I get to sit around and watch as much TV and movies and anime as I want. I get to read as much as I want. I mean, it's great.

Yep. I was face down in the water. Right when I, whatever, something hit my head, I tried to get up and I realized I couldn't move and it just sort of clicked. I'm like, all right, I'm paralyzed. Can't move. What do I do? Um, if I can't get up, I can't flip over, can't do anything, then I'm going to drown eventually. Um, and I knew I couldn't hold my breath forever.

Yep. I was face down in the water. Right when I, whatever, something hit my head, I tried to get up and I realized I couldn't move and it just sort of clicked. I'm like, all right, I'm paralyzed. Can't move. What do I do? Um, if I can't get up, I can't flip over, can't do anything, then I'm going to drown eventually. Um, and I knew I couldn't hold my breath forever.

Yep. I was face down in the water. Right when I, whatever, something hit my head, I tried to get up and I realized I couldn't move and it just sort of clicked. I'm like, all right, I'm paralyzed. Can't move. What do I do? Um, if I can't get up, I can't flip over, can't do anything, then I'm going to drown eventually. Um, and I knew I couldn't hold my breath forever.

So I just held my breath and thought about it for maybe 10, 15 seconds. Um, I've heard from other people that like look on liquors, I guess the two girls that pulled me out of the water were two of my best friends. They are lifeguards. Um, And one of them said that it looked like my body was sort of shaking in the water, like I was trying to flip over and stuff. But I knew. I knew immediately.

So I just held my breath and thought about it for maybe 10, 15 seconds. Um, I've heard from other people that like look on liquors, I guess the two girls that pulled me out of the water were two of my best friends. They are lifeguards. Um, And one of them said that it looked like my body was sort of shaking in the water, like I was trying to flip over and stuff. But I knew. I knew immediately.

So I just held my breath and thought about it for maybe 10, 15 seconds. Um, I've heard from other people that like look on liquors, I guess the two girls that pulled me out of the water were two of my best friends. They are lifeguards. Um, And one of them said that it looked like my body was sort of shaking in the water, like I was trying to flip over and stuff. But I knew. I knew immediately.

And I just kind of... I realized that... And that's what my situation was from here on out. Maybe if I got to the hospital, they'd be able to do something. When I was in the hospital, like right before surgery, I was trying to calm one of my friends down. I had like brought her with me from college to camp. She was just bawling over me, and I was like, hey, it's going to be fine. Don't worry.

And I just kind of... I realized that... And that's what my situation was from here on out. Maybe if I got to the hospital, they'd be able to do something. When I was in the hospital, like right before surgery, I was trying to calm one of my friends down. I had like brought her with me from college to camp. She was just bawling over me, and I was like, hey, it's going to be fine. Don't worry.

And I just kind of... I realized that... And that's what my situation was from here on out. Maybe if I got to the hospital, they'd be able to do something. When I was in the hospital, like right before surgery, I was trying to calm one of my friends down. I had like brought her with me from college to camp. She was just bawling over me, and I was like, hey, it's going to be fine. Don't worry.

I was cracking some jokes to try to lighten the mood. The nurse had called my mom, and I was like, don't tell my mom. She's just going to be stressed out. Call her after I'm out of surgery because at least she'll have some answers then, whether I live or not, really. I didn't want her to be stressed through the whole thing. But I knew.

I was cracking some jokes to try to lighten the mood. The nurse had called my mom, and I was like, don't tell my mom. She's just going to be stressed out. Call her after I'm out of surgery because at least she'll have some answers then, whether I live or not, really. I didn't want her to be stressed through the whole thing. But I knew.

I was cracking some jokes to try to lighten the mood. The nurse had called my mom, and I was like, don't tell my mom. She's just going to be stressed out. Call her after I'm out of surgery because at least she'll have some answers then, whether I live or not, really. I didn't want her to be stressed through the whole thing. But I knew.

And then when I first woke up after surgery, I was super drugged up. They had me on fentanyl like three ways, which was awesome. I don't recommend it. But I saw some crazy stuff on that fentanyl. And it was still the best I've ever felt on drugs. Medication. Sorry, on medication. Yeah. And I remember the first time I saw my mom in the hospital, I was just bawling.