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Brit – Strength Within
The next day two burly muscle bound Thai men came in and said, "We are going to get your ugly behind up and walking." They pulled him out of bed. One held him on the right side and the other supported his weight on the left. He shifted his legs slowly as they held him straight. That afternoon his therapists kept his walker from drifting as he walked in the room. He held on tightly.
The next day he walked by himself latch to the walker as they strolled along beside him. By the end of the week he obtained a speed of jogging but maintained a strong grip on the walker. The helpers guided him to the workout room and introduced him to the parallel bars. He ran back and forth using the support.
Upon releasing himself from the wooden props he had the tendency to collapse. Using two canes kept him upright. When he turned or shifted his hips he fell. He could lift his body up several feet with his arms to pull forward and to push backward. He trained with fifty-pound barbells as long as he sat or laid on his back. He accomplished over one hundred pull-ups in ten minutes.
Brit and Steve designed and built an adult chain link tricycle that Steve powered and directed with his hands that propelled him ten kilometers per hour. Later they modified a three-wheel scooter to be operated by hand. After that both men worked together to develop vehicles and a tractor that did not need feet to operate.
The Air Force put him on permanent disability, because he was unstable and could not perform the job for which he trained. Veteran Affairs granted him a one hundred percent disability.
Brit and Steve with, the aid of Mothers of the Cradle, developed a multi-million dollar industry in Thailand creating vehicles and aids for people who cannot walk, but can use their strength in the upper body. A branch of the factory developed electronic braces that permitted those who possess legs to walk.
Anna almost fainted when she saw Steve walk the streets of the village. The rechargeable battery pack was hidden under his shirt. However, he failed to convince the Air Force he could compete with anyone in flying or fighting.
It is time to build a plane that flies automatically with a set of instructions to take-off, fly and land. Essentially, it is already in use. It functions like a long-range missile or a flying drone. Many have not discovered that mental and physical go together. One area can be complimented by the other.
Wicked Redemption – Flying Again
The Royal Thai Air Force had previously given Steven a reserve commission of Nowwa Awkas Ek (นาวาอากาศเอก – Colonel or Wing Commander.) The RTAF had not retired Steve's Thai rank or certification to fly C-47s and C-130s. Thus. Brit and Steve signed-on to fly equipment from Chiang Mai to Don Muang and back using a Thai C-47 legally and openly. No one questioned the authority...
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Shadows of Shelly
RomanceHave you ever accused someone of something they did not do? Shelly did it, and it cost her years of agony. Will she be able to overcome her mistake? Will her life be dictated by that one perception where she was wrong? She is a beautiful young woman...
