
Chasing Dreams
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I was infected with the flu virus and it unfortunately sent me into septic shock during our family vacation to what is known as the happiest place on earth. While hospitalized, I suffered a hemorrhage in my brain and underwent emergency surgery (which eventually caused the loss of most of my hearing on my left ear and reduced vision on my left eye). Over the next few weeks, I slowly recovered but the medications that saved my organs restricted blood flow to my extremities (my hands and my feet). This resulted in necrosis, followed by amputation of both my hands (below the elbow) and feet (below the knee).
Despite everything, I haven’t let the loss of my limbs slow me down! Quite to the contrary, it has fueled my Superhero spirit and I have returned to the competitive, full of laughter & life kid that I was before my illness. My family continues to support me in all my athletic endeavors —from track and field to baseball, to soccer, sled hockey, football, swimming and more…
While I have been participating in both able body and adaptive sports for a few years now, the cost of this equipment is very expensive and I don’t have the means to get everything that need to get me to the next level.
I have many athletic goals for the future which include:
- improving upon my times to ultimately qualify for the Paralympics in track
- improve my throwing distances and setting new adaptive sports world records in field events
- kicking for my middle school football team
- being the first quad amputee to make my high school basketball team
- adding competitive swimming to my line up
- continue to train hard to become the first wrestler missing all 4 limbs to star in the WWE - “Half-Man / Half-Machine” or “The Machine” (still working on my name)
- + more to come…
One of my favorite quotes…
“Only the limits of your imaginations can determine how far you go in life”
– Meek Mill
Watch me show the world what’s possible! Chase Ur Dream!
A sincere “thank you”. Yours Truly.
Chase-Man
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Chase Merriweather
Organizer
Blue Bell, PA