Why?
A Micah overcame a tremendous obstacle, many would find impossible
B Discovered the path to authentic happy regardless of circumstance
C Everyone can learn this path regardless of age or circumstance
- Background so fortunate, moved around, born in OR, lived in CO, moved around IA
- Family 3 older sisters, 2 amazing parents’ entire life always loved by family, blessing & assurance, close with father
- Education : homeschool, Christian school, public school experience, FL Worship ministry studied music for a year
- Interests
III. Pivotal Moment in Life
- Accident
- adventure with dad motorcycle trip to AK to visit mom working there
- dad bought motorcycle July 1, 2013 left to IA, camped each night, beautiful places in USA & Canada, couchsurfing.com Dawson Creek, exciting moment & future AK took 2 weeks, visited mother
-July 22, 2013 Cassiar Highway BC Canada, dad went around corner lost sight of his son
- dad’s intuition of something wrong, turned around on highway when Micah did not respond
- laying on side of rode, 20-30 ft from motorcycle, no memory of the accident
- woke up after a week, in Vancouver mom there, broke his back, heavily medicated
- paraplegic mid waist down, T5 vertebrae, no feeling from middle of chest all the way down
- 18 yrs
- (2 weeks later) on 19th birthday flown to Denver Craig Rehab hospital specific hospital
- Surprised by lack of shock, did not feel scared or depressed episode
- first time cry talking to one of sisters on phone, so many people praying
- FB Pray for Micah page friends created, in FL 2K liked it, many people praying for Micha
- felt
- Journey of Recovery
1 Prayer supernatural provision from so many people praying, felt a peace
- Time frame – Aug 6 – Oct 10, 2013 learned what a life in wheelchair would be like
- Rehab Denver Craig Rehab
- Supports (Then & Now, have they changed?)
- Faith- deep prayer
- Family- as a kid thought if something happened to Micah, cancer or put in a wheelchair, not so bad, opportunity show circumstances do not have to dictate your joy, had this thought as a child because of the upbringing of his family & reality of Jesus, do not have to fear