say about garden slugs is that theyre slimy and gross. But for Sam Ballard, a former rugby player from Australia, a fun day of drinking with friends turned into a life-altering event, as the young man reportedly ended up quadriplegic due to an infection he acquired after he ate a slug on a dare.
allard appeared to be edging toward recovery, but he then spent 420 days in a coma and was paralyzed from the neck down upon waking up. All in all, Sam Ballard spent three years in the hospital, and due to his quadriplegic state, required a motorized wheelchair to get around when he was finally released.
Meanwhile, Sam Ballards struggles continue up to the present, now that hes 28-years-old and still wheelchair-bound, about eight years removed from the garden slug incident. Citing a report from the Daily Telegraph, News.com.au wrote that Ballard is being fed from a tube, and suffers from a number