[Music] uh I hit the curb threw me up about 20 ft into the air as I came down I landed on my shoulder blades and my body just kind of folded so the bones pressed into the spinal cord which then caused a um compressed spinal cord which left me paralyzed from the chest down you know my job ended up laying me off relationship fell apart she was really my motivation to to find my happiness and find my peace so I can be able to accept this injury and be the best man and father I can be you know for her I know how impactful it is to share my story as a father figuring out ways to be involved as much as possible and people would people mess me like I would have never thought about doing that this and that we can do it too we just got to figure out a different way so I really enjoy sharing that and I think very important to for a daughter to have her father in in her life I just want people to know like no matter what happens in life to never give up keep pushing literally like what I have to do literally always remember if I can I can [Music]