Explore a remote barrier island in Savannah, Georgia, where pushing through dense palmettos reveals expansive salt marshes and majestic live oaks draped in Spanish moss. You’re forewarned, for you’ll be at my side when a wild boar charges and attacks. I had one second to react. Then I stared death in the face. Two severed arteries, a Coast Guard rescue, and a decision to amputate await you. This is a story about my family, personal struggles, hunting adventures, catastrophic injuries, and perseverance. While I’m in pursuit of game on these expeditions, what I find is something that has been inside me for generations. Passed down from my Ukrainian grandparents, it’s my inner strength that drives me to recover and propels me into the world of prosthetics. When faced with a new way of life, I had to choose: was my amputation going to crush me, or was I going to crush it? Join me on this voyage!