I am 50 years old and am bound to a wheelchair as a result of muscular dystrophy. I went into the chair at the age of 19. Prior to going into the chair I did everything I could to be active. I'm very thankful to a family that spent a lot of time doing outdoor activities. I spent time camping, hiking, and even canoeing. I was very restless and wanted to do everything I possibly could. I moved back east, went into the chair, and met my wife when I was nineteen. The next year we were married and making plans to start a family. Life was taking off. We had four children over the next ten years. In the early nineties we started a business that would end seven years later...Life starts to take a turn. My wife is stricken by an unknown neurological disorder. Over the course of the next couple of years she too became wheelchair bound. Wow Life is crazy. We moved back west as both of our physical conditions were deteriorating. One more curve ball ... my wife loses the ability to handle the effects of her affliction and has been drawn into a depressed state that has caused her to be bed bound. I would be remiss not to mention that the faithful sacrifice and daily nurturing from our children has allowed us to live at home.. Being in the chair is something that I could deal with however when my wife, Rose became affected, the battled changed. The past couple of years I found myself the restless adventurer spending more and more time in my bed next to hers. I feel a deep stirring that I must make this journey to reclaim life for me and my family. I hope you join us and share the experience of this journey. Here is my favorite quote "Capture the moment and experience eternity".
- James Barnett
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