Man cut in half by forklift and partner hit back at question ‘everyone asks them’
A man who was cut in half by a forklift revealed the question he and his partner always gets asked.
Loren Schauers, from Montana, was just an 18-year-old labourer when his forklift dropped 50 feet off a bridge on 27 September 2019.
The American suffered life-changing injuries and everything below his hips was smashed to pieces, resulting in a total amputation below the waist and to half of his right arm.
Against all odds, Loren survived the ordeal and has built a life with his wife Sabia Reiche.
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The pair, who provide regular updates on their YouTube channel Sabia and Loren, previously opened up about the most common question they get asked.
Sabia said the intrusive question is always to do with intimacy.
“A question we get repeatedly is, ‘How do we have sex and how do we become intimate?'” she told the Daily Star.
“That is a very personal question that we are never going to answer or allude to, as it’s very disrespectful.
“You wouldn’t ask a random couple on the street how they have sex and just because our life circumstances are different, it doesn’t give people the right to ask.”
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."
While reading out community questions about medical bills, one fan asked: "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.
Anish Vij