WELL MY LIFE CHANGED JUNE 4TH 1998. I WAS GOING TO PICK UP A REAL GOOD FRIEND OF MY FATHER. ON AN EARLY THURSDAY MORNING AROUND 4:15AM THAT'S WHEN TRAGIC HIT. An 18 WHEELER CLIPPED MY FRONT BUMPER THAT PUT ME INTO A SPIN AND I LEFT THE ROAD FLIPPING OVER SEVERAL TIMES AND I WAS EJECTED AND THROWN 2OFT FROM MY SUV. THE 18 WHEELER DIDNT STOP HE KEPT ON GOING AND LEFT ME FOR DEAD. WHILE LAYING ON THE INBANKMENT I SUFFERED A BROKEN LEFT ARM AND BOTH OF MY LUNGS COLLASPED AND IT LEFT ME PARALYZED FROM THE WAIST DOWN.(T-5). IT WAS ANOTHER 18 WHEELER GOING BACK THE OTHER DIRECTION THAT HAD STOP TO HELP ME AND FROM THERE LIFESAVER CAME AND TOOK ME TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE I REMAIN IN THERE FOR 3 MONTHS RECOVERING AND REHABILITATION. ALL OF THIS HAPPEND MY SENIOR YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL. I WASN'T ABLE TO GO MY FIRST SEMSTER BUT I HAD ENOUGH CREDITS TO START MY SECOND SEMESTER OF SCHOOL. BUT WHILE I WAS IN THE HOSPITAL I NEVER LOST MY FAITH AND DETERMINATION BECAUSE I HAD GOALS THAT I STILL WANTED TO ACCOMPLISH AND THAT WAS FISHING.

AFTER I GOT OUT THE HOSPITAL THE NEXT MONTH I FISHED A TOURNAMENT AND WON!!!!!! I WAS SO EXCITED AND AFTER THAT I WON THE ANTI DRUG TOURNAMENT CALLED D.A.R.E. AND FROM THERE THE REPUBLICAN PARTY TOURNAMENT OF ST. CLAIR COUNTY AND ALL OF THESE I WON AND SO MANY MORE AND MANY MANY TOP 10 FINISHES. SO TO EVERYBODY THATS IN MY SITUATION OR SIMILAR PLEASE DON'T GIVE UP ON YOUR DREAMS AND DETERMINATION YOU SEE I HAVEN'T AND I TOLD MYSELF THAT I WAS GOING TO GRADUATE WITH MY CLASS AND I DID AND I WAS SOOOO PROUD OF MYSELF. DONT NEVER GIVE UP ON YOUR HOPES AND DREAMS BECAUSE MY PHILOSPHY OF LIFE COMES FROM:

2CHR 7:14, IF MY PEOPLE, WHICH ARE CALLED BY MY NAME, SHALL HUMBLE THEMSELVES, AND PRAY,AND SEEK MY FACE, AND TURN FROM THEIR WICKED WAYS; THEN WILL I HEAR FROM HEAVEN, AND WILL FORGIVE THEIR SIN, AND WILL HEAL THEIR LAND.

ACTS 3:6-8 THEN PETER SAID, SILVER AND GOLD HAVE I NONE; BUT SUCH AS I HAVE GIVE I THEE: IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST OF NAZARETH RISE UP AND WALK. 7 AND HE TOOK HIM BY THE RIGHT HAND, AND LIFTED HIM UP; AND IMMEDIATELY HIS FEET AND ANKLE BONES RECEIVED STRENGHT. 8 AND HE LEAPING UP STOOD, AND WALKED, AND ENTERED WITH THEM INTO THE TEMPLE, WALKING, AND LEAPING, AND PRAISING GOD.

I HOPE THIS WAS A BLESSING TO YOU ALL AS IT WAS TO ME. THANK YOU AND MAY GOD BLESS YOU.