Just imagine, you're 17 years old and living a dream. Your vision has always been to become a professional surfer and travel the world wave by wave. To experience your passion, be one with the ocean and enjoy the environment that has brought you so much pleasure for your entire life.
Just seconds later, you're still 17 but your dreams appear shattered. Your vision is no longer clear, it's no longer long term. Your home away from home, the ocean, is now your prison. Your passion is survival.
On March 25, 1996, Jesse Billauer experienced all of these emotions and more as he lay face down in the Pacific Ocean unable to move a single muscle. What began as his favorite activity, catching a wave while riding a surfboard, was now a struggle for life itself.
Jesse was thrown headfirst from the board into a sandbar below the water's surface. Striking it with the top of his head, he fractured a vertebra in his neck and severed his spinal cord. Nerve messages no longer passed from his brain to his extremities. As a result, he lay face down in the water unable to turn himself over. All he could do was hold his breath and patiently wait and hope that a following wave would turn him over, allowing him to call for help.
What would you do under the circumstances? Would you panic or remain calm? What if you were indeed rescued, but lived to find out your life was now very different. What if your life now had to be viewed and experienced from a wheelchair?
Jesse's Story is the tale of two extremes. Sixteen years of independence. A childhood of fun, friends and following your dreams. Then 10 years of virtually complete dependence. The simple functions of life now complicated beyond belief.
Jesse's Story is one individual's experiences shared in a manner truly touching to all who hear it. One young man's lessons learned in difficult fashion but with remarkable results.oung or old, the benefits of hearing Jesse's Story are invaluable. Learn firsthand what appears to be obvious but is often overlooked. Life is short... enjoy every minute. Life can be changed in an instant... live your passion. Express your love to friends and family every chance you get... you never know which goodbye might be the last.
These and other insights are just part of the pleasure of spending time with this remarkable young man. This is time well spent. Time that will change your outlook on life and how you share it with those around you.
Gather up those you truly love and care about and come interact with Jesse Billauer. Rediscover you passions for living. Rediscover your purpose in life. You will never see your life the same way again.
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