Suic*de By Alligator-Eric Merda

Soft White Underbelly interview and portrait of Eric Merda, a Florida man who lost his arm to an alligator. For ad-free, uncensored videos and plenty of exclusive content please subscribe to the Soft White Underbelly subscription channel at softwhiteunderbelly.com. It's $10 a month and watchable on Apple and Android mobile apps, Roku TV, Apple TV and Amazon Fire. 0:00 – Losing His Arm To An Alligator 1:26 – Losing His Kids 2:29 – The Alligator Attack In The Lake 3:34 – Surviving Alone In The Swamp 5:19 – Family Struggle & Addiction 7:22 – Surviving After The Attack 10:07 – Fighting The Child Welfare System 12:29 – Recovery & Trying Comedy 13:23 – Depression & Phantom Pain 15:03 – Homelessness & Alcohol Struggles 17:37 – Biggest Regrets 20:36 – Anger Toward The System 23:38 – What He Would Change About His Life Here's how to purchase the Soft White Underbelly books and merch: https://softwhiteunderbelly.org #swu #softwhiteunderbelly #documentary #marklaita #recovery #aligator #survivor #gator #florida