VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-09-03
“I was so shameful that I had a medical condition. [I thought] I was broken in some way. I thought the motorcycle accident was at least a little macho.”
Jim Curtis · said 2026-09-02 · reported 2026-09-03
Curtis explained he felt shame about his medical condition and thought a motorcycle accident story sounded more macho.
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