Help My Father’s Go fund me Injuries

02/16/2025

11/27/2024

July 24, 2018 a day I’ll never forget! Paralyzed for 8 days with major neck surgery and by the grace of God got all feelings and mobility back! A slow 2 year recovery enduring over 7 surgeries living with chronic nerve pain! Today 11/27/2024 six years ago I reflect on this picture. This picture was taken the second day home after 8 days in Hospital. I was at my kitchen counter wearing a Neck brace, with drainage tubes coming out of my neck, a Shoulder brace, back brace and Knee Brace just being thankful to be alive. As I looked at my hands showing the thick open calluses on my hands from the past year of brutal training as
I was preparing for the Masters Mr. Universe, and had my sights set on breaking another Masters world record that came to a screeching halt! While I was Looking at my hands knowing my days of training are now over for good and my dreams crushed as my 28 year career just ended for good, still giving
Thanks to God For being alive!
As this chapter ended I wondered what my future will now hold? I stared at the Callus on my hands and noticed under my middle finger the callus that looked like a heart reminiscing of the love I had for the Iron sport, and to remind myself to just Have Faith! After 6 years to date I look at this photo and remember the tragedy that took the wind out of my sails, but gave me the drive to be back in the gym still giving it hell 5 days a week when I thought was over. Battling the pain, the nerve damage that I endure daily that I continue the fight. This picture reminds me to just have Faith, this picture fuel’s my drive to never give up and fight the fight to move onwards and upwards wearing the pain, nerve damage, and muscle atrophy as a badge of Honor, and the scars of Victory.. You just “Gotta Have Faith” .

07/07/2022

07/06/2021

Prosthetic Hip Replacement 06/15/21
Current situation 07/07/21 : Dad still in a lot of pain! And is very concerned about his right leg being 1/2 inch + longer than his other that’s causing pain in his lower back L5-S1, L4-5, as his step is off.. when he stands with feet together his left heel is up over 1/2 inch as seen in pictures. As for his butt nasty scar and looks like his upper glut was cut wet bad and is rolled up like a grape fruit as seen in pictures. Looks like a baseball stuck under his skin he Ices every day. Hope it’s just swelling however Physical therapist requested to have it look at as it was out of the norm. His femoral bone is in severe pain throbbing as the implant stems 8+ inches into the femoral bone as seen on X-Ray… Also looks like dads going to need shoe lift for now on no more bare foot walking or wearing sandals per R leg being longer than other. Dad is pi**ed at this outcome. Not only is he dealing with chronic nerve pain from two neck surgeries cervical fusions, shoulder reconstruction, lower back surgery, now this damn hip!!

01/27/2021

Wisdom comes from what life throws at us, how we handle it, and the repercussions of our actions. It's all a learning curve in life in which our actions can and will changes our life forever, So always Place your FAITH First in all things! And always think things through, ..We are always learning, and we are always making mistakes, ..We just need to learn from them. Don’t ever take anything for-granted, Live for today! As tomorrow has no promises. Have a great Wednesday !!ER

01/21/2021

Rehab in Jupiter Dr. Gregg unable to walk apply pressure on hip!

10/06/2020

Up @ 1:30 now 4:29 Battling 2 years of this daily Fu #%ing Chronic nerve PAIN!! You just never know how STRONG you are until being Strong is the only Choice you have!