Heartbreaking Last Words Of A Man Who Passed Away After Being Left Paralyzed From Eating A Slug Revealed
An Australian man who tragically passed away years after becoming paralyzed from eating a slug had the most heartbreaking final words.
Back in 2010, when he was just 19 years old, Sam Ballard’s life took a dramatic turn after his friends dared him to eat a slug.
Jimmy Galvin, one of Sam’s close friends, was there to witness the whole thing.
He recalled the moment during an interview with The Project, saying, “We were sitting over here having a bit of a red wine appreciation night, trying to act as grown ups and a slug came crawling across here.”
“The conversation came up, ‘should I eat it?’ and off Sam went. Bang. That’s how it happened.”
After Sam swallowed the slug, he found out that it was infected with a parasite called rat lungworm.
This led to him experiencing severe weakness and pain throughout his legs.
Unfortunately, Sam then contracted a type of meningitis known as eosinophilic meningoencephalitis.
While this particular disease can be treated, it is quite serious and ultimately caused significant damage to Sam’s health.
He fell into a coma that lasted 420 days.
When he finally woke up, he was left severely disabled.
The parasite had caused an infection that spread to his brain, which left Sam paralyzed, only able to control his breathing and his eyelids.
Katie Ballard, Sam’s mother, took on the role of a full-time caregiver for her son, providing him with round-the-clock support.
