Speaking about making a positive difference at Cornell University Traditions in 2004 as I completed my bachelor studies in human development.

In 2012, I continued exercising at the YMCA gym 3 or 4 times a week. My family eats only nature and organic foods from the Earth and follows a Mediteranean diet.

The biggest snowfall of that year. My wife Angelica and our daughter in February 2014 with our snowman.

Our family at our daughter's school in early May 2014, right before the May 18, 2014 carjacking assault. 

I was conscious after the carjacking assault, but my eyes were closed and I don't remember anything. The doctors fed me protein shakes with a tube to keep me alive for 4 weeks. Beginning of muscle and mental retrieval recovery in June 2014. I was told by the doctors that I survived was because of my excellent health and they estimated that my recovery would last 2 to 3 years. But more time was necessary.

My parents thought that I would probably die and walked away when I thought I needed them most. I was a man barely alive. Neurosurgeon Dr. Craig VanDerVeer assured me that he and his team had the experience, expertise, and technology to rebuild me, better, stronger, and faster. I thank God daily for His miracle.

Surgery on March 19, 2015 at 4:15 a.m. Dr. Craig VanDerVeer and his team performed a cranioplasty and successfully replaced my fractured skull bones. The frontal lobes of my brain were injured, but intact. If the injury happened on the left side I probably wouldn't be able to speak. But the miracle is that on the right side I was able to eventually have in depth conversations and complete muscle control memory. 

Our daughter's dance recital in April 2015. Dr. VanDerVeer recommended that I continue to wear the skateboarding helmet postoperative to prevent any injury to my healing brain and skull bones.  I was very careful and never accidentally fell. Daily discipline and consistency (a skill that I had learned at Cornell University) was required to more fully improve higher cognitive functions.

October 2015. Looking for pumpkins at a farm in the Ballantyne neighborhood in Charlotte, NC. Still using cane to walk as I regained strength. Mental discipline and consistency are making an improvement. In December 2015, we relocated to Colombia, South America to continue recovering. 

October 2016 in Medellin, Colombia. So much to be thankful for. The doctors, nurses, and the faith of my wife and daughter helped so much. But it was God. I am living proof that God creates miracles. My mission is to use my health, strength, and wisdom to make a significant difference in the world and the people that I love.

Celebrating my birthday on November 5, 2017 as I continue to get stronger physically and continue to strengthen my mind daily. I continue to challenge my memory, emotions, problem solving, social interactions, and motor functions. 

I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. - 2 Timothy 4:7

September 5, 2023. Leading the morning church service with my wife Angelica. I have achieved many physical and mental goals. I will continue to speak openly on the awesome power of God as He guides me forward.

5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart
    and lean not on your own understanding;
6 in all your ways submit to him,
    and he will make your paths straight. - Proverbs 3:5-6