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Eight months after his near-fatal accident, Rishabh Pant spoke about his pain, his recovery, and the road ahead.

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00:00When I saw my car, I couldn't believe it.
00:04I took it to the SUV.
00:06I saw the sedan.
00:16For the first time in my life,
00:18I let go.
00:20I felt like,
00:22the time has come.
00:24I don't know who saved me,
00:26or how.
00:28The injury was such a big dislocation,
00:30and you put it back.
00:32There was a story behind it,
00:34that this dislocation,
00:36this leg came here.
00:38This right leg,
00:40it was here, and I was lying down like this.
00:42It came to the right hand side.
00:44How to do it?
00:46I asked someone to help me.
00:48I have to put my leg in place.
00:50It was right like this.
00:52They helped me.
00:54I fixed my leg for the timing.
00:56If there was any nerve damage,
00:58there could have been an amputation.
01:00The majority of the time,
01:02I was scared.
01:04Before that,
01:06I was walking in motion.
01:08I was in so much pain,
01:10that I couldn't do anything.
01:12There was only one thing I could do,
01:14to reduce the pain.
01:22When I saw my car,
01:24it wasn't working.
01:26I took it to the SUV.
01:28When I saw it, I said,
01:30I wasn't laughing at that time.
01:32I have been going to the SUV,
01:34for so many years.
01:36I used to surprise my mom,
01:38and tell her to open the gate.
01:40She got used to it.
01:42She said,
01:44there was an accident,
01:46because of my condition.
01:48She was obviously feeling very bad.
01:50But mentally,
01:52she didn't question me,
01:54about what I did,
01:56at that time.
01:58That was very satisfying,
02:00at least for her.
02:02That's why people say,
02:04a family understands.
02:06That's why they say,
02:08because they knew,
02:10accidents can happen to anyone.
02:12It can happen anytime.
02:14I am glad that I was driving it.
02:16Because,
02:18if someone else had met with an accident,
02:20I don't know,
02:22how I would have reacted.
02:24At least,
02:26I am responsible for my mistake.
02:36The people who were there,
02:38when I met with an accident,
02:40they have seen me in a very bad shape.
02:42As soon as I entered,
02:44he opened one of his eyes,
02:46and said,
02:49He said,
02:51remove my pads from my legs,
02:53and take my gloves.
02:55I was trying to figure out,
02:57which pads he was wearing,
02:59and which gloves he was giving me.
03:01I said, remove it quickly.
03:03My legs are very heavy.
03:05I just came back from surgery.
03:07Actually, it was a surgery.
03:09I was in anesthesia.
03:11I think,
03:13for 30 days, I was bedridden.
03:15I couldn't move.
03:17There was a lot of friction in my back.
03:19It was very extreme.
03:21When I started,
03:23getting a little bit of movement,
03:25I thought,
03:27if I am able to walk and all.
03:29Because,
03:31I needed a lot of help in the beginning.
03:39I was able to brush my teeth,
03:41on my own.
03:43I never thought,
03:45I will enjoy brushing my own teeth.
03:49It was fun.
03:51Even for taking a bath,
03:53the first time when I took a bath,
03:55I didn't feel like coming out only.
03:59There was a quote,
04:01If you are giving 100%
04:03and working on yourself,
04:05people can delay you,
04:07but they can't deny you.
04:09This was my thought.