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“You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.” – Zig Ziggler” It’s an early morning at the K-9 Police Academy in Atlantic City when Mike Braxton, the president of his class, scribbles this quote on the whiteboard. It is a particularly powerful quote coming from Mike, given

In just four years, David has gone from breaking his foot while working on Broadway, to living on crutches for a year, to losing his left leg, then his right leg—all in the midst of having a second child and living through a pandemic. “It’s been a rough stretch for me,” David says. “But you

Being faced with the decision to amputate a limb is an unthinkable scenario for any person. And for Reggie Ingram, as an elite athlete, bodybuilder, and former army reserve – it was one that took almost thirteen years to make. But months after his amputation, Reggie was put in an even less thinkable position. With

Growing up as a Disney-loving theater kid, Melanie always knew she wanted a career in film. But after losing her arm and nearly her life, at the age of 23, Melanie’s dreams seemingly vanished in an instant. That is until she discovered a way to redirect herself down a similar, unexpected, yet perfectly serendipitous path.

Anibal Ortiz, a 54-year-old court officer from the Bronx, was first put on a ventilator in March of 2020 after contracting COVID-19 at work. During this stage of the pandemic, 90% of ventilated patients did not survive. Against all odds, Anibal came off of his ventilator five days after being intubated.  And following a 21-day