Tejano Space Cowboy

Whatever my son's mom's not there, I always wear my prosthetic because I need it to be able to carry him and to move him. And, like, you know, toddlers, it's so scary. Oh, God. Like, they have no idea how many times they put their lives in jeopardy. So you have to be able to grab them. They're just constantly trying to kill them. Dude, it's terrifying. Two-year-old veterans.

Yeah, dude, it's scary. Jesus Christ. You're like, how did I make it this far? And doing that with one arm, it's like I never felt the need to be – undisabled, to mitigate my disability as much as possible until I became a dad where I was like, this is not just about me. Like I have to be able to get prosthetics so I can be able to take care of my son and be a dad.

Yeah, dude, it's scary. Jesus Christ. You're like, how did I make it this far? And doing that with one arm, it's like I never felt the need to be – undisabled, to mitigate my disability as much as possible until I became a dad where I was like, this is not just about me. Like I have to be able to get prosthetics so I can be able to take care of my son and be a dad.

Yeah, dude, it's scary. Jesus Christ. You're like, how did I make it this far? And doing that with one arm, it's like I never felt the need to be – undisabled, to mitigate my disability as much as possible until I became a dad where I was like, this is not just about me. Like I have to be able to get prosthetics so I can be able to take care of my son and be a dad.

And it was just something that I was like, never, I would have really continued to try to do it alone myself. And, um, actually one of the guys that found me to make this arm was a, was a special forces veteran who heard my story and, um, heard my dad's story. So he was like, so, so upset by the fact that my dad served so many wars.

And it was just something that I was like, never, I would have really continued to try to do it alone myself. And, um, actually one of the guys that found me to make this arm was a, was a special forces veteran who heard my story and, um, heard my dad's story. So he was like, so, so upset by the fact that my dad served so many wars.

And it was just something that I was like, never, I would have really continued to try to do it alone myself. And, um, actually one of the guys that found me to make this arm was a, was a special forces veteran who heard my story and, um, heard my dad's story. So he was like, so, so upset by the fact that my dad served so many wars.

Um, and, and the guy was from seventh group and, um, and then a Lieutenant Colonel for seventh group, they were like, your dad fought so hard in Panama that and for you to still be going through this. I couldn't get, okay, so one thing was I couldn't get prosthetics made at the Center for the Intrepid in San Antonio, which was built for veterans.

Um, and, and the guy was from seventh group and, um, and then a Lieutenant Colonel for seventh group, they were like, your dad fought so hard in Panama that and for you to still be going through this. I couldn't get, okay, so one thing was I couldn't get prosthetics made at the Center for the Intrepid in San Antonio, which was built for veterans.

Um, and, and the guy was from seventh group and, um, and then a Lieutenant Colonel for seventh group, they were like, your dad fought so hard in Panama that and for you to still be going through this. I couldn't get, okay, so one thing was I couldn't get prosthetics made at the Center for the Intrepid in San Antonio, which was built for veterans.

And so there was a big thing there that I was like, because people were like, people had no idea.

And so there was a big thing there that I was like, because people were like, people had no idea.

And so there was a big thing there that I was like, because people were like, people had no idea.

They really love that. I didn't know to educate myself on that where I was like, people are like, why talk about the VA negatively? Or I'm like, well, because these are taxpayer funded. People have no idea that these are million dollar facilities employing whole teams.

They really love that. I didn't know to educate myself on that where I was like, people are like, why talk about the VA negatively? Or I'm like, well, because these are taxpayer funded. People have no idea that these are million dollar facilities employing whole teams.

They really love that. I didn't know to educate myself on that where I was like, people are like, why talk about the VA negatively? Or I'm like, well, because these are taxpayer funded. People have no idea that these are million dollar facilities employing whole teams.

And I was like, there's not that many amputees for them to be saying that they don't have the capacity to build prosthetics where I'm like, if you don't.

And I was like, there's not that many amputees for them to be saying that they don't have the capacity to build prosthetics where I'm like, if you don't.

And I was like, there's not that many amputees for them to be saying that they don't have the capacity to build prosthetics where I'm like, if you don't.

Can I just get a prosthetic now? It's like, how can you dedicate, because I feel like I have a sense of responsibility to talk about it because I'm like, hey man. Civilian side, they're not as funded well as the VA. So I'm like waiting for weeks in between appointments to get it on the civilian side. This guy has nothing to do with prosthetics. He's doing it specifically to advance them.