For 13-year-old Mason Skees, it was supposed to be another day of dirt bike riding—wind in his face, adrenaline in his chest, and the kind of freedom that every kid his age craves. But in a single, devastating moment, it all went wrong. Mason lost control, and the crash that followed left him broken and bleeding on the ground.
The pain was immediate and unbearable. His leg had taken the brunt of the fall, and though Mason couldn’t see it clearly, the injury was catastrophic. His femur—the strongest bone in the body—was shattered into more than 50 pieces. Blood pooled quickly, and the world around him blurred as fear and agony set in.
