LUIS T.
DIAGNOSIS: GUN SHOT WOUND (GSW) TO THE SPINE
LUIS' STORY
“My name is Luis. I was born to shine. I have been tested like no other. Recently, I was shot in the back and paralyzed. But I’m gonna walk again…”
THE SOUND YOU HEAR
I was selling piff that night and made a couple hundred dollars. It was my last deal and when I walked outside, someone took a bat out and hit me. But I didn’t go down. That’s when they hit me in the back, but I still stood…..And then I heard a pop….”
ALONE
I fell down and kept saying, “why’d you shoot me? Why’d you shoot me? I can’t feel my legs.” That’s when they left. I don’t remember much after that.”
LUIS' STORY
“Do I think about revenge? Yeah.
I think about…But I’m changing my ways.”
LUIS’ STORY IS FEATURED IN A NEW DOCUMENTARY – THE SWEETEST LAND