Loren Schauers suffered catastrophic injuries in a horrifying forklift accident that left his body severed in half. Now, years later, he’s answering the question many people keep asking.
What began as a routine day for Schauers, of Great Falls, Montana, took a devastating turn in 2019 when he plunged off a bridge while operating a forklift and saw his life flash before his eyes.
He was rushed to a hospital following the accident and underwent emergency surgery. His injuries were so severe that doctors had to amputate the entire lower half of his body, along with one arm. Surgeons warned him he would lose the lower half of his body and asked whether he wanted to proceed with the amputation.
“He looked them dead in the eye and told them he didn’t care if he was just a head on a plate, they’re going to do the surgery and they’re going to keep him alive,” his wife, Sabia, told The Sun.
Loren added: “It wasn’t a hard choice to have half of my body amputated – it was basically a choice of living or dying.”
Most frequently asked question
A few years after the accident, Loren and his wife launched a YouTube channel where they share glimpses of their daily lives, and have since built a large following.
One of the most frequently asked questions from followers concerns how the accident has affected their intimacy.
“That is a very personal question that we are never going to answer or allude to, as it’s very disrespectful,” Sabia said in an interview with Daily Star.
“You wouldn’t ask a random couple on the street how they have sex and just because our life circumstances are different, it doesn’t give people the right to ask.”
While they draw a firm line around discussing their sex life, the couple openly addresses other questions.
“The biggest question that has been asked since our original video is how Loren goes to the bathroom,” Sabia said during a live Q&A.
Her husband explained:
“A colostomy which is my colon pulled out of my body so I can poop. And I have bilateral nephrotomies, they’re tubes that go into my kidneys that drain my kidneys into bags so, therefore, that is how I poop, pee, and fart.”
“I have an amazing wife”
Loren and Sabia married in 2021, and Sabia helps care for him by changing his colostomy bags. Loren recently shared an emotional message expressing his gratitude for her support.
”Can’t believe today marks 6 years since our lives changed and I found that I had a partner who was willing to stick by my side through it all. Things could’ve been so much worse but luckily I was blessed with an amazing woman I get to call my wife,” he said.
”I have an amazing wife who I deeply love and respect for all she’s done and had to go through.”
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