/members-area/personalblogs/b/blog/posts/realizing-a-dreamSeven years ago my leg was amputated and while I lay in a hospital bed in Bozeman ,MT a dear friend of mine planted a seed in my brain that has become one of my prime focuses ever since. I remember clearly Jim coming to my bed side, placing a photo ien-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/members-area/personalblogs/b/blog/posts/realizing-a-dreamFri, 20 Jul 2012 20:16:42 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:50809dcd-77ca-42fc-ad59-b79cb6569daeDAB0<p>Well done Sam,</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>From my perspective you are already a winner because you refused to let a little inconvenience dictate you life.</p><p>You represent the path that everyone needs to follow.&nbsp; All of us will meet challenges, some physical, financial, social, etc.&nbsp; It is how we deal with those challenges that makes us a better person.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Good luck at the games.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>DAB</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=14534&AppID=293&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">