Closet Misadventure
A coworker was looking for his blue blazer in a closet. The closet had shelves on three walls. Over the doorway, someone had placed a 2×4 wooden board as an extra shelf.
My coworker did something, and the shelves started to fall. He asked for help. Being a kind and helpful person, I walked into the closet to see how I could help him. The hefty board over the doorway tipped, then fell down and hit my right temple, edge on.
I remember raising my right hand to stop it, but was too late, my fingers just brushed against it. I remember it hurt. Apparently there was a terrible sound when it hit my head, but I don’t remember that.
I ended up going to the hospital, where I was diagnosed with a mild concussion. The whiplash developed shortly after. My neck has never been the same. The hospital did x-rays but didn’t find anything concerning.
Fifteen years later, I had an MRI that revealed I had a ruptured disc in my neck that was starting to compress my spinal cord. I had a disc replacement surgery shortly after. I still have osteoarthritis in my neck. I’m not going into any more closets with falling objects. Story credit: Reddit / mermaidpaint