I’m Alive Courage, Hope, and a Miracle By Duke Pieper

Do you believe in miracles? Do you believe that a miracle can happen in your own life?

We come into life with big goals and dreams We want to be important

Things Happen Disappointment's Let down’s

Self Acceptation I had everything going for me Then this happens

Where Do I Go From Here? I had to accept myself for who I am I had to look at things differently

Dreams Win the Stanley Cup Play in the NHL

Schools Shattuck St. Mary’s Hill-Murray

First Varsity Game Feeling head pressure Taking myself off the ice

Cavernous Hemagioma First two months hallucinations Not wanting to die on a Wednesday

Total Paralysis Feeling works it’s way up the body Having to re-learn everything all over

Jokes Stethoscope Nurse List

Quote “the ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands at a moment of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at a moment of challenge and controversy” Martin Luther King JR

Bullet Point’s Nothing is out of reach Keeping your body in shape gets the rest of you in shape Enjoy everyday as the gift that it is

Conclusion Bullet Point’s It takes Courage, Hope, and a Miracle and I am alive