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Yes, we joke around about it all the time. One inmate complained that I gave him a shitty mattress one day and I sincerely told myself I wish someone would kill this guy, and then two weeks later he was put in a cell with a black inmate in SHU and his head was stomped in.

You honestly don't see a problem with what you're saying here? Maybe I'm missing it, but you're saying this in the context of "not taking things too seriously." You're making light of someone getting his head stomped in because he complained that you gave him a shitty mattress?

And I like how you threw in the bit about "If no staff get injured, then today was a good day." See, I live in a prison town. Most of my friends are Correctional Officers. I see constantly the blatant bullshit that it's all about the Officer, and nothing about the inmate. I know the puffed chest, dick swinging, "no one knows what we go through; we're a band of brothers in here" bullshit.

If you honestly think someone being murdered is funny, then you need to quit your fucking job. You're a danger to a lot of people.

That is some amazing stuff! I like watching wheelchair basketball. Those guys are so fucking insane on the court, and could probably hunt me down and kill me with their bare hands (and giant arms). They've essentially created a new sport that fits their situation, that is just as, if not more, athletic than any "traditional" sport.

people with actual disabilities.

The more you talk, the more I like you. I feel the same about my leg. I kind of cringe when people refer to it as my disability. I've just never felt totally disabled. There's certain functions, like running and kneeling, that are disabled, but I'm certainly not. I know people with disabilities, and I'm certainly not in their shoes.

3 years later, I don't remember what it's like to turn my head

Isn't it amazing how our bodies compensate and respond? I'm 12 years out from my leg amputation, but honestly, after that first year, I didn't remember what having two legs was like. My body adjust very quickly (much more quickly than most, honestly) to my new situation.

every step made me dizzy until my brain learned to filter out all the vibration that is normally dampened by the cervical spine.

This is really interesting; something I never thought about or considered. Thanks for sharing!

What is the best way to "stay tuned" and watch out for this stuff?

You handled this very well. I'm a left leg amputee with a rather unique type of amputation called a rotationplasty.

There's great things happening in medical science with the advances of 3D printing and stem cell use. Folks, in an honest outpouring of optimism, seem to think that doctors are just going to be able to grow/print me a new leg like, next year, and it will all be good. I get angry about the ignorance behind this thinking sometimes. As I said, you handled it with a good amount of grace.

You sound like a really awesome person. I don't know what I'd do if I couldn't turn my head. It sounds terrible.

Cheers.