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Veteran Space Journalist Miles O’Brien Loses Arm in Accident
by alvin remmers
WASHINGTON, D.C. — PBS NewsHour science correspondent Miles O’Brien, an award-winning reporter and former CNN anchor, has revealed in a blog post that his left arm was amputated after an accident. We first met Mr. O’Brien during the 2011 International Space Development Conference in Washington, D.C. He graciously consented to sit down with us for an interview which was published on this web site.
He wrote on his blog:
“I wish I had a better story to tell you about why I am typing this with one hand (and some help from Dragon Dictate).
A shark attack would be interesting. An assassination attempt would be intriguing. Skydiving mishaps always make for good copy. An out-of-control quad copter that turns on its master would be entertaining (and would come complete with a grim, potentially viral, video).
No, the reason I am now one-handed is a little more prosaic than those scenarios.
I had finished my last shoot after a long reporting trip to Japan and the Philippines and was stacking the Pelican cases brimming with TV gear onto my cart. As I tried to bungee cord them into some semblance of security for movement, one of the cases toppled onto my left forearm. Ouch! It hurt, but I wasn’t all “911” about it. It was painful and swollen but I figured it would be okay without any medical intervention. Maybe a little bit of denial? …”
You can leave comments and best wishes for Miles on his blog page and access his Facebook and Twitter pages from there.
Read more about Miles’ accident and its aftermath on his blog: http://milesobrien.com/?p=3640
Source: http://moonandback.com/2014/02/26/veteran-space-journalist-miles-obrien-loses-arm-in-accident/
