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“Surround yourself with positive people. It’s easy to fall into a rut and let negative people feel sorry for you … Don’t wallow in that very long … You’ve got to keep your head healthy, your brain healthy, and your body healthy.” “For me I’ve gotten the goals of, okay let’s not focus on the past, let’s focus on the here and now. I don’t even believe in the future … it’s about living in the moment, living in today, and living each day as if it’s your last.” “There’s light at the end of the tunnel, but not only that there’s actually cracks in the tunnel where the lights seeps through, and if we just look around us we’ll see the light during the challenging journey.” Marka is a trained peer mentor with the South Carolina Spinal Cord Injury Association. Submit a peer mentor request at https://bit.ly/mtw-peer-mentor-request and we'll help connect you!
“My life has always been defined by a) family, b) church, and c) the ranch. Well, I’m doing all three of those things. So if doing all three of those things and walking was fine, why can’t doing all three of those things and not walking be fine?” “It feels good to be out and have some fresh air and a breeze on your face and hot dog and beverage from the stands - that’s when you start living again, when you start partaking in things that are around you.” **Joel is a certified peer mentor through the Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center**
Meet Joe Paladino, entrepreneur and founder of New Britain Medical Supplies - "It's not how you start, it's how you finish." Meet Jonathan Sigworth - extreme unicyclist, filmmaker, and social entrepreneur. Meet Alfredo, whose faith drives him and gives him hope for each new day. Meet Mason Ellis - a YouTuber and disability advocate living life just like an abled-body person. |
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