Here comes a special boy! It’s Miles! He sees that you’re doing your best and he wants you to hang in there and he’s proud of you!
He’s also a sticker from my recently-launched mini update if you want to invite him into your home!
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In 1976, Shavarsh Karapetyan, an Armenian Olympic swimmer, had just completed a 12-mile run with his brother when they saw a trolley bus crash into a dam reservoir. The trolley bus sank 80 feet offshore at a depth of 33 feet.
Shavarsh immediately dove in and swam to the bus and despite zero visibility, managed to kick in the back window, injuring himself in the process. He proceeded to save twenty people trapped in the bus, one at a time. Making forty dives in 20 minutes.
The combined effect of the cold water and his injuries from breaking the glass window led to his hospitalization for 45 days after the incident, during which time he developed pneumonia, sepsis, and lung damage which ended his athletic career.
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Early light.
I moved to mstdn.social over the whole Threads debacle. Thanks to @stux for being a generally awesome admin!