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Well lets see the best way to describe what my uncle has gone through is the saying there is always a light at the end of the tunnel. My uncle in highschool was a wrestler and he really enjoyed what he did. Until one day when he was wrestleing he broke his neck. From then on he was paralyzed from the neck down. He was really depressed for a while until his brother challenged him to a drawing contest. My uncle one useing his mouth. He started to practice drawing with his mouth and got better and better until he finally got his own style down. He loved drawing endangered animals, which made his first set of drawings ,"Vanishing Breeds." You can see some of these pictures at www.mouthart.com .

After that set he stopped for a while due to neck problems caused by whne he drew. Now he has his own house, a beautiful wife, and two dogs. He still does art but he is also now working for a place who helps people with stuff like he went through. I could never do what he did i think i would have wanted to die. But he pulled his life together and made something great out of it. I think my uncle can be a big inspiration to anyone who lnows him.

Well thats all for now, laters everyone.