I am a C4/5 tetra from Michigan. Injured on October 5, 2014. I find enjoyment inventing my own equipment and adaptations to be more in control of my environment and recently for exercising. I painted with a mouth stick. I have a black lab service dog named Phoenix. I am a mental health and faith-based counselor. I also serve with Federal and nonfederal government members in the RAISE Act Family Caregiver and Advisory Council. I love music, reading self-improvement and history books, and watching sci-fi action movies.