Mike Brogan had a bilateral amputation, but that didn't slow him down at all. :)
After an accident in 1996 that left his legs crushed and his life bleeding away, Mike Brogan was given a choice: his legs or his life.
"He described the decision as easy. He wanted to live. He had a
2-year-old daughter at home that he had every intention of seeing grow
up. He told the doctors to take his legs."
Mike went through his rehibilitation at the same time that Christopher Reeve was fighting to heal and walk again. It was a reminder to him that no matter how hard life got, things could always be worse.
He decided to start racing cars; "I tried it to have something to do" he said with a grin. Racing runs in his family, and it was his family and friends' dedication and love that gave him a customized race car with hand controls. He now races at Natural Bridge Speedway in Fincastle, VA.
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Full article thanks to OurValley.org.
