#stephenmurray

A couple of months back I was watching a tv show called the X Life, and Stephen was on it, he was hanging out with his friend Cory Nastazio and I actually got so upset watching it.

We all moan so much about how hard life is, and then you realise that people like Stephen Murray had their life change in an instan. In that moment his life changed and he couldn't walk again.

I donated to Stephen Murray's charity called Stay Strong, if you'd like to also, here's the link - http://www.staystrong.co.uk/shop/index.php?route=common/home the option is on the left hand side.

Also also donated to Chris Ackerman who is also a extreme sports FMX rider who had an accident and is now paralised. You can donate to him here - http://www.chrisackerman.com/

This video was done by Eliot Rausch who made 'Last Minutes with Oden', it's beautiful and inspiring. Watch it..

Some of you may remember my post a month or so back about Chris Ackerman, the former FMX rider who is now paralysed and in a wheelchair.

Well the above video is on BMX rider Stephen Murray. Here is some background for you

On Friday 22 June 2007 at the Dew Action Sports Tour BMX Dirt Finals in Baltimore, Maryland, Stephen Murray took a catastrophic fall attempting a double back flip on the final jump in the dirt section. He received career ending injuries to his spinal cord and vertebrae and is paralyzed below the shoulders.

 Since his June 2007 accident, Stephen has stayed strong throughout his recovery and believes he will one day walk again. Since the accident, Stephen is now working closely with the doctor that treated famous quadriplegic Christopher Reeve. Stephen now has limited movement in his toes and is also gaining more movements in his hands and hopes to move to a wheelchair that he can hand operate opposed to the one he currently has that he operates with his head.

As Stephen says in his video medical insurence cover for someone with his injuiries is disgraceful. So i've just donated to his family fund so that he can support himself and his 2 kids and try and walk again.