Charged: The Eduardo Garcia Story Page #7

flipped upside down

and you start over

whether you want

to admit it or not

it's flipped upside down.

[Eduardo] Scoot back a little.

Okay.

[Willie] You ultimately, you

gotta find who you are again.

[Eduardo] That was so cool,

I watched you catch

that first wave in.

That was awesome.

That was awesome.

Up and over.

I've never tried surfing

without my prosthetic on

so that's gonna be a first.

I know it's kind of just,

it's a safe zone to discover

and really be super

vulnerable and super open

and grow together.

I truly feel

this urgent need

to say thanks at large

like that a**hole kid

that was so selfish

and focused on my own stuff,

I almost feel guilty

that I got so much given to me.

I wouldn't be here if

it wasn't for others

so my life moving forward

needs to be in some

dedication to others.

I've inflicted a lot

of pain in my life.

I've been a class A

beep, I have, I have.

I have been so many

times in my life

just focused on what I want.

I think I've always

been a driven person,

I think I've always

had more energy

than anyone knew

what to do with.

You get kicked out of

nine schools, I mean,

but I think this experience

it did a couple of things.

It fortified my interest in

making every moment count

and it also encouraged me

that this is a life

worth living

and it's a life worth living

really, really, really well.

I mean, I have bad days, for

sure, this sucks, it does,

but I'm not gonna live in that.

My choice is I'd

rather wake up and say,

"Hey, I'm gonna put a

stainless steel plate

"on the bottom of that

and now I've got a hammer."

The curiosity that maybe

got me electrocuted

"Oh, what's that?

It's a dead bear,

that's kind of

weird looking." (buzzing)

Maybe that curiosity is

what pushes me through.

I'm fortunate to

just still be alive

but it's those mistakes

that you make,

you learn from 'em,

I'm not touching any more bears.

But it doesn't mean I'm

not lifting up twigs

and looking for things

and seeing where

opportunity lies.

Here's the thing

is caregivers kind of get

the blind sight, right,

like I had the People

magazine write up

and I was on Good

Morning America

and I got flown to New York

and there's been a

lot of publicity on me

and absolutely zero on every

single person that helped me

and without them,

I wouldn't have made

it through that.

So I would encourage,

if you're out there right now

and you're helping

your best friend,

your little brother or sister,

your mom, your dad, whoever,

to get through a hard time

and you feel like all

the attention's on them,

they can't do it without you

and without your support.

So I want any number of people

to join me right here,

grab my left hand,

grab my right hand,

join it up with that corner,

join it up with that corner

and I want to see if this

entire room in the next minute

can connect hands, go.

Everybody find your pulse.

That pulse is now going

through every single one of us.

We are connected.

[Man] Thanks.

Yeah man, 100%, you too.

You can just like

hold on to it like.

Just listening to your

story about troubles in school

is just very inspiring for me

because everything

that you've said

I could kind of relate to.

Thanks for coming out.

My brother was in the ICU

about the same time as you.

He got hit with a

firework and was burned,

he's seven but it's been tough.

How's he doing?

He's doing really good.

Nice.

Sounds like you've been

there for him though?

Yeah.

That's awesome, man.

That's the stuff.

(upbeat music)

I left this parking lot four

years ago today at 10:30.

You look at my experiences

leading into this injury,

maybe I'm doing myself no favors

by just continuing

to push through

and not stopping to

take a full appraisal

of why I am the way I am

and how much it means to change.

Everyone that has encouraged

me and supported me

and forgiven me and

held me accountable

has brought me to today

and how I make my

life moving forward.

You're damn right

I would go back.

Funny last time I

was here with Jen

I couldn't even stand here.

I was so pissed, man.

I was so pissed.

It feels like a long time ago.

It feels like more

than four years ago.

It feels like a lifetime ago.

You know what I'm saying?

(dramatic music)

All my fears are running wild

Dragging me mile after mile

Think it's time

I take the reigns

Playing a hero for a change

'Cause I'm stronger,

I'm stronger than my

Fears

Over fields of doubt I march

Fighting hard

to frame my heart

Still I hear

my old fears call

Who are you

to stand so tall

Well I'm stronger,

I'm stronger than my

Fears

Hey, hey, hey,

hey, hey

Hey, hey, hey,

hey, hey

Every day

we have a choice

Fear has nothing

but a voice

It may whisper,

it may scream

Well I'm no longer listening

'Cause I'm stronger,

I'm stronger than my

Fears.

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