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| Travis Freeman (The Freeman Foundation ()) |
How would you feel if someone told you that you will never see the light of day again. Would you be mad? Would be angry with God? Would you say God why me? That's what Travis Freeman had to deal with at age 12. Travis is a very resilient person he never lost faith or got angry with God; instead, he wondered what God was planning for him. Travis Freeman showed hope when he never gave up on his dreams of playing Corbin football and becoming a pastor. Travis Freeman was a high school football player who lost his vision at age 12. During this time, he relied heavily on his mom, dad, mobility coach, his peer, and most of all his football coach. This all took place due to a very rare and extremely deadly sinus infection called Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis, which still has a 70% mortality rate. An very important place for Travis Freeman is his home town of Corbin Kentucky. Today, Travis Freeman can be found in Corbin at a local church ministering to Christians, where he continues to be a big part of his community and an inspiration to all. Travis faced many obstacles from the age of 12, and through college, but throughout he remained strong and determined. A good description of a hero, is someone who must possess traits that not many people can live up to. Travis Freeman is a hero because of his courageousness, which helped him to stay strong after he lost his eyesight and still wanted to play football, he is a role model because he never gave up on his dream, because no obstacle is too hard to overcome when you give 110% effort, he shows perseverance whenever he gets down and simply gets back up and keeps fighting with a fire that will never go out. Pastor Travis Freeman is a hero because he showed perseverance when he lost his vision at age 12 and continued to play Corbin football, courageousness when he stepped on the football field after his life changing surgery, and became a role model to many as he continues to overcome his many obstacles.
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| Travis Freeman at Corbin High School (Sentinel Echo ()) |
Travis Freeman shows perseverance when he never gives up on his dream of playing Corbin football. When Travis realized he was blind he never lost faith or got mad, instead, he adapted and broke down his obstacles. "My temperature spiked at that point, and my head continued to swell. They eventually found out that I had Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis, which is an extremely rare but an extremely deadly form of a sinus infection. The doctor said that 70% of the people who have what I had died, and of the 30% that survive, only a very small percentage have normal brain activity afterward" (McClellan). With a mortality rate of 70% for every diagnosis, the news of his declining health was devastating, but this did not stop Travis Freeman, who became part of the other 30% of those diagnosed, who received surgery and went on to live with normal brain activity. After the surgery, when he realized he was blind and wondered what God was going to do with this situation. I turned to my parents and said, 'I think I will see again, but if I don't I can't wait to see what God's going to do through this.' And that's been my attitude from the very beginning" (Carlton). Travis is hopeful for the future and is saying that he will overcome this obstacle and see what God is going to make out of his situation, he kept a great attitude even though he completely lost his eyesight; and yet, never lost sight of the important things in life.
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| Travis Freeman, at his movie review (The Christian Post ()) |
After the surgery, he had the courage to play Corbin High School, and played football all four years as a blind center on the varsity team. "Travis Freeman at twelve years old, woke up one morning and was completely blind. Now, finding the courage to rise up and continue following his dream to play high school football" (McClellan). Travis Freeman played High School football at Corbin in Kentucky; at age twelve his vision went from 20\20 to 0 in 48 hours. He lost his vision but he still played football and counted his classes at Corbin. "Despite his blindness, Travis returned to the football field as a center" (Carlton). Travis went back to playing football at Corbin as a center, but although he is blind, he still worked hard and achieved his dreams of playing football again, he didn't give up and kept his dream within reach.
Today, Travis Freeman is an influential role model and Christian leader, who inspires others to not give up on their dreams and work hard at anything they want to accomplish. Travis Freeman inspires people to do their best and work hard everyday. "I want people to understand that disability doesn't equal inability" (McClellan). Travis Freeman shows that even if you have obstacles or disabilities in your life can always overcome them. He is living proof that miracles happen and that you can conquer anything in your life. Travis Freeman never gave up on his dream of playing football or gave up when school got hard because he couldn't see. "I have never been depressed or doubted my blindness and faith through this. It was something I accepted" (Koonse). Travis says that even though he lost his eyesight he never gave up, never got depressed, or doubted his faith. His example should be remembered and inspiring.
Travis Freeman shows perseverance, courageousness, and shows he's a great role model because despite it all, he never gave up on his dreams, even if they seemed impossible to achieve. Travis Freeman shows perseverance when he never gave up on a dream because of an obstacle in front of him, he always knocks down the obstacle and keeps going with a fire and a purpose. He showed he is courageous when he stepped on the football field and played football as a blind center. He is also a role model when he stands up for what is right and tells people never to give up on their dreams even if the road looks difficult. Travis Freeman inspires me to do my best every day and give 100% effort on obstacles in my life. He inspires me to work hard in school like on, homework, tests/quizzes, projects, finals, and etc. He also inspires me to play hard on the field and never back down, and give 100% effort on field and look at my teammates with a look that says, I gave it all I had. Travis Freeman is a hero and a inspiration to many people and his story should be remembered in the hearts of people and in Corbin where he made history has the first blind person to play football.
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