I ususally do not tread in 'weak in the stomach' but I saw you and stumbled on the picture! I couldn't open the link for some dumb (most likely me or dial-up prob.) reason.

It reminded me of a doc friend of mine. He told me he had a friend that wanted to commit suicide and shot himself in the face with a shotgun, of all things! Destroyed the guys face and desire to kill himself, as well.

I have always wondered how the guy looked. That would be my guess.

ON further dicussion. We discussed it at length, enough I recal he referred to the guy as Kev. Said, "Kev is the happiest man on earth!" Once he tried and kill himself and failed, he simply lost the urge. I recall thinking, I would find it again! I remember a very detailed medical description of what damage was done and this is what I visioned and a little worse.

If this guy is homeless and in Hollywood (as per info form posts), he doesn't live far from the doc that claimed him as a good buddy! Wonder if the desire ever came back.

I am surprised he hasn't been all over the talk show circus of freaks, rating shows! I often wonder if they are educating people putting people on TV that are just frankly, difficult to look at for long terms. I have total admiration for people that can live with and be around these people all the time. I have known people that, If they looked like that after having been friends with them, I'd be there 100% to help them out, all the time, throughout life. Because finding new friends would be hard, looking like that. My hat is off to the ones that can look past a freak of accident or whatever and treat them like everyone else in a matter of fact way. At work, I had to, but was mostly trying to get it or something else fixed for the person. I do not recall having thoughts of how bad they look. And if I met the guy, I would most likely be the same way. But, I don't like sitting in my living room and looking at it on TV for an hour-turn off my TV. So, I think I have a problem on acceptance!:rastasmoke::hippy: