Man who was cut in half by forklift explains how he pays for medical bills ‘worth millions’
A man who survived being cut in half by a forklift has revealed how his medical bills get paid.
Loren Schauers was just 18-years-old when he was involved in a life-changing accident at work.
The Montana labourer was using a forklift which mistakenly veered off a bridge on 27 September, 2019. It dropped 50ft to the ground and Loren was pinned underneath the vehicle.
Everything below his hips had been smashed to pieces, resulting in a total amputation of everything below his waist, as well as half of his right arm.
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Following a successful amputation, Loren and his wife Sabia Reiche started a YouTube channel called Sabia and Loren to provide various health and life updates.
In a recent upload, Sabia was reading out community questions that had been sent in by fans, as one person said: "I know you don't discuss money, but we always hear how horribly expensive medical is in the US, and would imagine Lawrence's care runs in the millions, easily.
"Just want to hear that you guys are doing okay with that or if you need help? I know you guys never ask for money but there are many of us that like to help in that way."
Loren then explained: "Luckily all my medical bills and whatnot are taking care of through workman's comp, and so it's no bother on our pocket."
"Yeah because of that we don't we don't need help uh with medical stuff," Sabia added.
In a previous video, Loren opened up about what happened on the day of the accident, and said: "Since my supervisor took a liking to me he asked me to do practically everything he wanted done.
"So my boss asked me to grab the forklift, drag it across, and move the water barrier back into position. I never got trained to even drive a forklift."
Years on, Loren has learned to live with his current state, adding: "I stream on Twitch as much as possible, whenever I can get up.
"But other than that, pretty much just lay in bed. But I try and stream on Twitch as much as possible whenever I'm sitting up.
"And then whenever we're sitting up, whenever I'm sitting up, we're either doing YouTube videos or I'm streaming on Twitch."
In the comments section, viewers were majorly impressed by Loren's positive outlook.
"He is physically half the man I am but I am emotionally and mentally half the man he is. I wish I had his motivation and outlook on life. You rock my dude!" one person wrote.
Another added: "I am a 73-year-old man and I must say that I am full of admiration and respect for these two young people."
Anish Vij