Rugby player becomes quadriplegic after eating a slug on a dare

At least take it to a double dare.

*insert quad joke*

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Katie Ballard applied to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) when her son became eligible for a $492,000 package in 2016.

But last September without warning, the NDIS texted her to say a review of his plan had slashed his allocation to around $135,000.

The massive funding cut was without explanation and around-the-clock care means the Ballard family are heavily in debt.

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So you want the govt to pay for your son's retarded actions?

Good lord. I can't imagine the regret. I've dwelled on fender-benders that were not my fault for MONTHS thinking of the infinite ways I could have not been in that situation.

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he's basically a vegetable.

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I believe they use the term vegemite.

Damn, that's some sad shite.

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What an idiot

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Easy to say now, but boys and young men do the dumbest things in the world.

We all were probably one step away from ruining our lives forever in our youth.

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Just use your brain folks.

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He was 19 at the time. We've all done FAR stupider things at that age- we just lucked out.

The thumb is by far the most disturbing thing in this picture