After almost seven years of living with "bone-on-bone" knees, and with my loving and amazing wife rubbing devil's club root and deep blue rub on my legs daily, God has finally opened the door to a new type of surgery that will work for my knees and should last a lifetime. This will open a whole new world for me, my beautiful wife, our precious children, and our family's future. “We don't realize how blessed we are until something like this happens.”

We have four kids, including our newborn daughter, so I am nervous about bills and paying for travel back and forth to Anchorage and how I will provide for my family during my recovery and upcoming surgeries, as we still continue going into debt. I know without a doubt that this is part of His plan for me and my family's future. One knee at a time. Now that I finally feel like I have my health back, I will speak nothing but positivity about my body. Next, I will be visiting several different doctors to check for underlying health issues from being intentionally poisoned. Those involved may think they got away with it, but regardless, they will be held accountable by God. We refuse to hold onto anger or hate. Our future and business are not over. I have a lot of doctor appointments coming up in Anchorage, and I am asking for your prayers and support during this time. God's plans for our future are just beginning.

We are selling a couple of things to help pay down a personal loan before I go in for my first replacement.

If you feel like you can help out, please reach out to my wife, Arianna Rice.

This too shall pass and I am so excited to move forward and to be able to run and play with our kids again! “It has begun.”

Love, Sam, Arianna, Sofiya, Stetson, Stryker & Seanah Rice