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Loren Schauers was cut in half in a forklift accident that changed his life

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Loren Schauers, a man who was cut in half by a forklift in an accident several years ago, has explained what sort of impact it has on his sex life with his wife Sabia.

The Montana man had been driving a forklift across a bridge in September 2019 when it went off course and he plummeted 50 feet to the ground.

In order to save his life doctors amputated everything below Loren's waist along with his right forearm, and since then he and his wife Sabia have been documenting their life together.

They're appearing in a new documentary episode of the TLC show One Day in My Body which airs today (15 April) in which Loren shows how he lives his life following the accident.

Speaking to the New York Post about his life, Loren tackled one of the questions he gets asked most, which is about how his sex life works.

Loren Schauers is featuring on a new documentary which shows how he lives (Instagram/@loren.schauers)
Loren Schauers is featuring on a new documentary which shows how he lives (Instagram/@loren.schauers)

"When it comes to intimacy, we’re not different than any other regular couple," he explained.

"I might not have all the parts that I need, but it doesn’t change how we’re intimate with one another or how we love one another or how we show affection to one another."

It's a very common question and one the couple isn't going to go into more detail about as Sabia said it was a 'very personal question' and you 'wouldn’t ask a random couple on the street how they have sex'.

Loren said that 'one of the hardest' things for him was coming to terms with being told that he wouldn't be able to father children.

He had said that he'd like to have a family with Sabia whether through adoption or using a donor, but the demands of his care made it unlikely for the couple.

They married in 2021 and Loren said unless they were able to save up money and get a caregiver to take on the responsibilities Sabia had looking after him then it probably wasn't going to happen.

He and wife Sabia get asked about their private life a lot (Instagram/@loren.schauers)
He and wife Sabia get asked about their private life a lot (Instagram/@loren.schauers)

As for why he decided to go on the show, he said: "I wanted to be featured on One Day in My Body in order to help show others in similar situations to me and the others on the show that you can still live a full life even if you’ve been through something painful and terrible.

"I feel like it’s very important to show both the good and bad of life with a disability."

While Loren has managed to adapt to losing much of his body he does still face a series of health problems, as while he was on One Day in My Body he was dealing with a kidney infection.

Sabia said she feared them reaching a point where Loren became 'resistant to all of the antibiotics' and could suffer from kidney failure as a result.

Loren said he's hoping he'll live to 80, and they were working on a 'few things to improve my independence'.

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Man cut in half by forklift and partner hit back at question ‘everyone asks them’
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Man cut in half by forklift and partner hit back at question ‘everyone asks them’

Loren Schauers, from Montana, US, was forced to have his lower body and one arm amputated following a life-changing accident in 2019

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A man who was cut in half by a forklift revealed the question he and his partner always gets asked.

Loren Schauers, from Montana, was just an 18-year-old labourer when his forklift dropped 50 feet off a bridge on 27 September 2019.

The American suffered life-changing injuries and everything below his hips was smashed to pieces, resulting in a total amputation below the waist and to half of his right arm.

Against all odds, Loren survived the ordeal and has built a life with his wife Sabia Reiche.

The pair, who provide regular updates on their YouTube channel Sabia and Loren, previously opened up about the most common question they get asked.

Sabia said the intrusive question is always to do with intimacy.

Loren Schauers was forced to have his lower body and one arm amputated following a life-changing accident in 2019 (Instagram/@loren.schauers)
Loren Schauers was forced to have his lower body and one arm amputated following a life-changing accident in 2019 (Instagram/@loren.schauers)

“A question we get repeatedly is, ‘How do we have sex and how do we become intimate?'” she told the Daily Star.

“That is a very personal question that we are never going to answer or allude to, as it’s very disrespectful.

“You wouldn’t ask a random couple on the street how they have sex and just because our life circumstances are different, it doesn’t give people the right to ask.”

In a previous video, Loren opened up about what happened on the day of the accident, and said: "Since my supervisor took a liking to me he asked me to do practically everything he wanted done.

Loren survived the ordeal and has built a life with his wife Sabia Reiche (Instagram/@loren.schauers)
Loren survived the ordeal and has built a life with his wife Sabia Reiche (Instagram/@loren.schauers)

"So my boss asked me to grab the forklift, drag it across, and move the water barrier back into position. I never got trained to even drive a forklift."

Years on, Loren has learned to live with his current state, adding: "I stream on Twitch as much as possible, whenever I can get up.

"But other than that, pretty much just lay in bed. But I try and stream on Twitch as much as possible whenever I'm sitting up.

"And then whenever we're sitting up, whenever I'm sitting up, we're either doing YouTube videos or I'm streaming on Twitch."

He provides regular updates on YouTube channel Sabia and Loren (Instagram/@loren.schauers)
He provides regular updates on YouTube channel Sabia and Loren (Instagram/@loren.schauers)

While reading out community questions about medical bills, one fan asked: "I know you don't discuss money, but we always hear how horribly expensive medical is in the US, and would imagine Lawrence's care runs in the millions, easily.

"Just want to hear that you guys are doing okay with that or if you need help? I know you guys never ask for money but there are many of us that like to help in that way."

Loren then explained: "Luckily all my medical bills and whatnot are taking care of through workman's comp, and so it's no bother on our pocket."

"Yeah because of that we don't we don't need help uh with medical stuff," Sabia added.

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