A Little Bit About Me
Throughout my childhood I had a passion for two things, football and video games. It was a dream of mine to play football in college and I was on my way there until my life was changed forever. On September 11, 2009, during a high school football game I made a tackle. All of the sudden, I was down and couldn’t move. I broke my neck at the C5 level and was instantly paralyzed at just 16 years old. After a nine hour surgery and almost losing my life to pneumonia, I made it through and now I have dedicated my life to physical therapy. I eventually got enrolled into college and am currently working on a degree. Football and other sports remain a passion of mine just more so as a fan now. It can be very difficult to find a new passion or develop a new plan especially after dealing with something so life changing. Still, I wanted a way to explore my other passion of gaming which I've continued to do despite losing most function of my fingers and hands from my injury. I recently started to livestream myself playing video games at www.twitch.tv/codywillmakeit hoping to inspire others in the disability community. No matter our limitations or challenges we should still be able to immerse ourselves in a different world and enjoy playing a story. Gaming has recently become much more accessible, and I want to be a part of making this trend continue. It’s still a goal of mine to walk again someday and I continue to make slow progress. I can stand unassisted for seconds at a time and even take some steps with assistance. No matter how tough times get, I want to inspire others to find that strength within you and never give up!
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