Just watched another cop show where the the happy ending is that somebody got hit by a bullet deep in the shoulder, between the arm and the chest.

As a massage therapist, let me tell you that person is a wreck for life. The structures in there are so delicate, so complicated, so irreparable.

Damage:

• Pec minor destroyed
• scapula smashed
• brachial artery and nerve bundle probably severed.

Results:

• Survival? Probably not, probably bleed out because of the brachial artery.
• Recover use of arm? (Assuming survival) Maybe, someday, if brachial nerve missed.
• Happily ever after? No way. Neck and back will never, ever be right again.

People are delicate. Have compassion, be good to each other.