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THE DAY MY PHYSICAL STRUCTURE CRUMBLED
On New Year’s Eve of 2019, while most people were celebrating new beginnings, my entire world collapsed.
Due to a severe, unforeseen neck injury, I suffered a major stroke.
In a matter of seconds, the body I had spent over a decade training became a prison. I lost 100% of the strength on my left side. I couldn't grip a glass of water. I couldn’t drive. For months, I couldn't even walk to the bathroom without assistance.
Laying in that sterile hospital bed, looking at a left arm and leg that refused to obey my brain's signals, my thoughts didn't just drift to my athletic career. I thought about my daughter. I realized that if I didn't fight back, I would be a father who couldn't lift his little girl up, play with her, or show her what it truly means to overcome adversity.
I made a promise to myself and to my daughter in the dark of that hospital room: not only would I walk out of there, but I would dedicate the rest of my life to mastering the human physical structure. I would build an unshakeable foundation to be the father she deserved, and one day, I would step onto a competitive bodybuilding stage.