Izaak Brain more determined than ever after leg amputation
A Poowong East man is lucky to be alive after being involved in a serious motorbike crash near his house. After being in a coma and having his left leg amputated, the 22-year-old says he is trying to look at the bright side of life.
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A Poowong East man is lucky to be alive after having his left leg amputated below the knee after a serious motorbike crash.
Izaak Brain was riding home after seeing a friend in February 2020 when a four-wheel drive that was allegedly on the other side of the road hit him.
The 22-year-old was flown to the Royal Melbourne Hospital and put into an induced coma for a week.
In addition to losing his left leg, Mr Brain also suffered a fractured pelvis, a fractured vertebrae in his lower spine, a fractured femur in his right leg and lacerations to his bladder and liver.
After two weeks in ICU and 16 weeks in hospital and rehabilitation, Mr Brain returned home more resilient than ever.
“I was pretty determined to get home and be as positive as possible which really helped,” he said.
“I just put my head down and did what I could. I always look for the brighter things in life rather than focus on the negatives”.
Mr Brain said the recovery process has been long, tedious and stressful but he managed to walk again just four months after the crash.
“I’m at the end of it now but there’s still a long way to go,” he said.
The service technician said he feels bad for the driver who allegedly hit him.
“It would have been a traumatic experience for him as well but at the same time he should have taken more care,” he said.
“He hasn’t tried to contact me or anything so that’s kind of disappointing but everyone deals with things differently so I can’t dwell on it too much”.
Mr Brain said the crash has allowed him to be more confident about his emotions.
“I’m more honest with how I go about life and how I deal with the dark days because there were some pretty dark days,” he said.
“I’ve learnt to be more open and honest about my feelings and problems”.
Mr Brain hopes to return to motorbike riding one day but for now he is happy riding a bicycle and being back at work.
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