PORT ORANGE, Fla. -- A man who woke up and found his head bleeding, drove to work and left a note for his boss before going to the hospital to find he had a bullet lodged in his brain, authorities said. His girlfriend later killed herself when contacted by police. When Glen Thomas Betterley, 53, noticed the blood Thursday morning he asked Emma Lorene Larsen if she had struck him. Larsen, 65, said she didn't know. He cleaned himself up and laid down to rest, but when the bleeding wouldn't stop he drove to work, left the note and then went to Hallifax Medical Center's emergency room, where he learned he had been shot in the forehead. He was in stable condition Friday. While Betterley was being treated, police called Larsen and heard a single gunshot. When investigators arrived at the home, they found Larsen dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot to the head. They are calling the case an aggravated battery and apparent suicide. Police won't say what caliber of gun was used. Betterley's reaction to the bullet in his brain is not that uncommon, a doctor said. I don't know if it's funny or just tragic. But I smile anyway I'm to tired to come up with a funny quip for this, so just have a link. Be happy, yay!
these stories are crazy. there was this soldier who was shot in the face and didnt know it. the bullet knocked a tooth out and the bullet took its place. there was an email at work going around with a picture of it but i cant find it now. and the other day i was watching the news and some kid had a knife lodged in his face right between the eyes. they showed X-ray images of it. Dont know how/why it happened though. Some lucky SOB's...
The frontal lobe of the brain, although critical for sophisticated cognitive functioning, is not vital for more basic life functioning. You can in theory catch a bullet in the forebrain (or, as Phineas Gage, a railroad worker in 1848 found out, a big metal bar passing straight through it) without suffering any immediate ill-effects.
Ive cut myself without noticing until blood gets all over, but being shot! It had to be a freak accident that it didnt mess him up more than that. edit: 69th post oh yeah!
I heard of a construction worker (from 'the darwin awards' great book...) who knocked down an industrial drill, which proceeded to go all the way through his head... he was absolutely fine, although impaled. later they had to remove the giant drill bit by twisting it backwards in order to 'unscrew' his head from it. turns out his brain actually compressed to the bottom of his skull allowing the drill to glide along it breaking only a large portion of his skull. dunno how they repaired his head though... duct tape!
