Orlando Bloom recalls 'narrowly escaping death and paralysis'

Hollywood actor Orlando Bloom recently opened up about a 1998 fall that crushed his spine and also shared a throwback photo taken just three months after the nearfatal accidentAccording to People magazine the Pirates of the Caribbean alum shared the image on his Instagram handle which showed a younger Bloom wearing a back brace while riding a bicycleThe actor juxtaposed the shot by including a recent picture of himself this time wearing a cycling jersey bike shorts and a helmet riding down a treelined roadThats me in my back brace circa 1998 about 3months after I fell 3 floors and crushed my spine narrowly escaping death and paralysis he wrote in the caption adding grateful every day for my limbs that allow me to push my limits and live life on my edge safer nowBloom previously went into detail about the fall in a 2005 profile with a magazine sharing that he was climbing up to a roof terrace when the drainpipe he was holding onto collapsedUntil then I didnt have a healthy appreciation for life and death that were not invincible he recalled of the accidentHe added And for four days I faced the idea of living in a wheelchair for the rest of my life I went to some dark places in my mind I realized Im either going to walk again or Im notBloom continued The doctor said he wasnt sure how severe the spinalcord damage was I remember him telling me that and staring at the ceiling thinking I never stared at ceilings before And I wonder if Im going to be looking at ceilings for the rest of my lifeAlso readKaty Perry shares rare video footage with Orlando Bloom from the night she gave birthThough Bloom miraculously recovered after spending just a few weeks in the hospital he said that the incident changed his outlook on lifeWhen I came out of the hospital I started partying straight away with the back brace on It took me a couple of months to realize this was my life and I didnt want to mess it up Bloom rememberedBut that accident has informed everything in my life Until youre close to losing it you dont realize I used to ride motorbikes and drive cars like everything was a racetrack it was ridiculous It wasnt because I thought it was cool it was just because I loved living on the edge But Ive chilled he addedHowever that doesnt mean Bloom doesnt indulge in his wild side once in a while As per People magazine earlier this month the Carnival Row star shared several photographs from his skinnydipping adventure at a lakeAlso readMiranda Kerr Grateful that Orlando Katy Perry found each otherThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliabilitsy and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever