Some lives begin quietly.
Others begin in survival.
This one began on life support — twice.
At four years old, and again at twenty, his life was sustained by machines and unanswered questions. He grew up in a city that did not promise safety, in a neighborhood where loss was common and hope had to be earned. Wilmington, Delaware shaped him — not gently, but honestly.
There was trauma. There was grief. There were moments that changed everything.
And there was a moment when he put his own life on the line to save someone else’s — stepping in front of a train in an attempt to help save a woman’s life.
That moment did not define him, but it revealed him.Because through everything, he kept going.
Not because life was easy — but because he refused to let it end him.Scarred Not Broken was born from the question that followed survival:
Why am I still here?
This movement is built from the inside out.
Not motivation borrowed from others — but purpose discovered internally.
Not asking for support without action — but doing the work first.
Every belief here has been lived, not learned.
From volunteering and community service, to hands-on involvement with organizations like Special Olympics, to helping raise over one million dollars for children battling cancer — the work was selfless long before it was visible.
This is about showing up.
Doing the hard things.
And letting actions speak before words ever do.
Scarred Not Broken is a reminder — not a label. It means mental health awareness without shame.
Strength without pretending nothing hurt.
Resilience without erasing the past. It is about acknowledging the scars while refusing to be defined by them.This is a space where pain is not hidden —
but neither is hope.
