Veteran forced to amputate arm after it gets stuck in a meat mixer, says: "I went through Vietnam. I can handle this"
69-year-old Myron Schlafman had to take the decision after realizing not doing so meant he could bleed to death.
A Vietnam veteran was forced into an incredibly difficult decision last month when he was faced with the prospect of either cutting his arm off or bleeding to death. He chose the former. 69-year-old Jamestown, North Dakota man Myron Schlafman was making sausages on August 17 and was taking a chunk of meat out of the mixer when he accidentally stepped on the lever that activated the machine.
According to KFGO, Schlafman immediately knew that a life-changing decision was staring up at him. "When my arm went in there, that must have been instant shock," he said. "I just looked and I knew I was in big trouble. When I cut off my arm, I could feel my nerves jumping."