Of course, all he has to do is suck the blood of a few clients and he'll be fit as a fiddle

A few years ago when I was spending several weeks at a remote retreat center in the Cascades, the staff was very impressed by the story of the Utah hiker who cut off his trapped arm to save his life. To the macho youngsters who staffed the center, this was the epitome of toughness.

A Texas lawyer who freed himself from a car wreck didn't have to go quite that far, but he still wins the Mister Tough Guy award:

A Fort Worth lawyer spent two nights in an embankment after his car plunged off a road before a good Samaritan found him alive Sunday morning in Palo Pinto County.

Jerry Wood, a criminal defense attorney, hadn't been seen since 6 p.m. Friday night as he was leaving the Wise County Jail ... After leaving the jail, Mr. Wood ... was driving on FM4 south of Mineral Wells about 8 p.m. Friday when his car veered off the road and plunged about 40 feet over an embankment, Department of Public Safety Trooper Garry Allen said.

Mr. Wood lost a lot of blood when he used his pocketknife to cut out part of a tree branch that had become stuck in his throat in the accident... He finally made it to the top of the embankment Sunday morning. Three cars passed Mr. Wood, who was covered in blood, but the fourth car picked him up and took him to police.