In a day and time when society and Hollywood are saying it's better for
quadriplegics to die rather than continue to live, I take solace in the
fact that I choo
se life and will
continue to push myself to do what the medical community and some "able
bodies" limit me to. The fact that auto dealers push wheelchair minivans
when I drive a truck and the government tries to mandate money as a
determining factor in my disability, I find it funny that some people
that don't know me will pat me on the back and tell me how proud they
are of the things I do and accomplish when all I'm trying to do is be a
man.
As we're driving down I-26 from North Myrtle Beach heading home, I
chuckle in the fact that doctors said that at my break level (C6/C7) I
would have little hand function and no triceps but here I am pulling a
16ft enclosed trailer down the road, all while carrying on a
conversation with my wife. I say all of this only to state the fact that
I will not be limited by anyone's misunderstanding of my disability or
pigeonholed by their small-mindedness.
I will continue to push to be
the best "me" that I can be and give God the glory for allowing me to
still be here carrying on this fight. Never let anyone determine who you
are or what you can accomplish but continue to roll on! Today marks
year 21 of my injury (June 5, 1995), and I pray for many many more. #RoarOutdoors #Yeah21 #Beachbummin
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