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I am Alan Hale Jr.(Skipper's)Tribute Artist. I do lookalike/recreation/reenactment/pose/tribute scenes of him and myself together on Facebook.

I had a little accident at work today. A heavy piece of metal fell on my head and cut it open and knocked me out. I came back to the real world before the ambulance arrived but then fell unconscience again. I woke up again and got loaded in the ambulance and barely remained awake but was confused on the way to the hospital. Luckily the cat scan showed no serious damage and I was released under the watch of my wife. I feel fine but she's going to have to keep an eye on me for a couple days. I have a severe concussion and 7 metal staples but things look good. Here's the amazing part. I've always heard stories like this but never thought I'd experience one. For a while I saw the white light everybody always talks about. At first I was really scared but then I felt a really deep peace like I've never felt before. I was a little disappointed when the paramedic yelled at me and woke me up because the feeling was so soothing. Okay, I'm being a little dramatic with the headline of my post. I don't really know if I was close to death or not. I probably wasn't but I'll never really know how close I was. The deep peaceful feeling was an emotion I've never felt and something I'll never forget. When I'm fully recovered I have a lot of people to thank. Every once in a while we get a reminder how precious life is.

YEE HAAW.

He sure would Skipper. You are a true fan and he would be honored at your tribute!

Cousin Roger Duke!

Cousin Roger... Would the late Alan Hale Jr. love my wardrobe and all I do to keep his legacy alive?

I've told her about the forums here, and I'm trying to get her to visit here. It was with her permission that I created this topic.

It's reminds me of those pictures where different people look at them in different ways. Thinking it was somebody with a bloody lip must say something about me psychologically. But then, most folks here know I'm not normal. Normal is boring anyways. In my defense, I was looking at a smaller version. I also think the bottom half of the heart being darker red added to the illusion. Blood is darker red than the inside of a mouth.

That's a hug emoji

You must have a typical Duke hard head.... So glad you are ok my friend

Get well soon Roger. Hopefully you'll be back to your normal state of confusion before long .

Thanks, I'm doing fine. I had a good night last night except for making a mess on my pillow because the bandage didn't stay on. It's been over 24 hours now and I haven't even had a headache or anything. In fact the whole experience wasn't even that painful except for the time they cleaned out the wound and put the staples in. I'll never forget the white light though. It's something that will always be with me. Even though I enjoyed it I hope I go another 50 years before I see it again. LOL

Wow Roger are you sure you're ok?

Wow! I'm glad you're ok. Keep us updated about your recovery. And for future reference, try to keep heavy metal objects away from your head. LOL.

I still didn't get it. I showed it to my wife and she said it is hugging a heart. I enlarged it and used my imagination and said "ah, now I see it!" Still looks like it has a bloody lip to me.

The emoji that I just put on your last two posts