<div>Hi, I am Samuel Springer (many people just call me Sam). First, I want to say thank you to all the people who have been and still are praying for me and my recent surgery to fix my chest port for my weekly <a href="https://www.amondys45.com/?utm_medium=cpc&amp;utm_source=google&amp;utm_campaign=Amondys+45+-+Patient+-+Amondys&amp;utm_term=amondys_exact&amp;utm_content=Amondys+-+Only&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjw4f6zBhBVEiwATEHFVpHuxEpaG2D58txOCMF7CP0dtI-4APt9B_kcJbVTRWQZaaEiBtXtJRoCxZQQAvD_BwE&amp;gclsrc=aw.ds" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">AMONDYS 45</a> infusions (a trial study to try and protect my muscles).


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<div><strong>Now I’m asking for your continued prayers and help if possible raising enough money to get a new (good used) wheelchair van.</strong> Your prayers are most important so please don’t feel like you have to give money. But if you can, that would be really wonderful.


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<div><strong>My 2008 Chrysler Town &amp; Country wheelchair van (my and my mom's only way of transportation) was damaged structurally (including a smashed in windshield and a lot of hail damage) during the really bad storms we had in Texas in May.</strong> The most damage was to the frame of the front windshield and a lot of water damage. A good used 2012 - 2016 wheelchair van with under 100k miles is going to cost around $30-40,000. After insurance settlement (I’m hoping to get at least $7,000) and paying off the balance of $3,355.83 I still owe on my van), I’m hopeful to raise enough to get another good used wheelchair van. With your help I think I can be successful!


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<div>Here is a little more about me and <strong>my terminal disease (thankfully it is a slow progression and hopefully the weekly infusions will make its progress even slower)</strong>. I am 21 years old and finishing my 2nd year at TJC (Tyler Junior College) studying computer graphics (I think I have close to a 4.0 so far). I graduated from Legacy High School with honors in 2022.<font color="#333333"> I need a dependable wheelchair van to help me get to work with my mom during the week and to get to school for college. I also have to travel quite often from Tyler to Dallas for check ups and medical care. </font>

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<div>I found out that I was born with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (a degenerative muscle disease) when I was 7 years old. Before then I can still remember walking and playing with my brothers. I also remember <a href="https://youtu.be/uFW0-9AktA0?feature=shared" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Me Talking About My DMD When I Was Little</a> with my older brother Noah, after I began to understand what DMD was. I was able to walk, run and pretty much do most of what my brothers and friends could do. I was just slower and began falling a lot. I stopped being able to walk when I was 11 years old and was really thankful for a good wheelchair. Our entire family had to begin making adjustments so I could get around. My room was moved downstairs, we had to get a lift to get me in the house and a really big deal was finding a wheelchair van we could afford so me and my wheelchair could fit in our family car.


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<div>Having a good wheelchair van, that doesn’t leak water when it rains and has doors that open and close well and a wheelchair ramp that always opens and closes is super important so I can get to school, to the doctors and get around to do other important and fun things….


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<div>Thanks again for any help and all your prayers! I promise to share more of my story during this GoFundMe experience and I’m really thankful for your prayers and help.


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<div>Samuel


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<div>gamer tag: PhillyDawg2023


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