About me:
Hello. My name is Brendon McCallum, some call me Dexter. I am a 29-year-old quadriplegic man paralyzed from the shoulders down. I do not have use of my arms or legs. In July of 2007 I was in a diving accident which left me how I am today. I've had a tough time for while and it is definitely a hard road but I do a good job at it. I have caregivers here to help me out but I won't be able to look in the back of the chambers or put my hands in the tank ever.
I have really enjoyed this hobby from the very beginning. I've had my ups and downs but I think I've done a pretty good job up to this day. To tell you the truth, this fish tank has saved my life. For a long time I did not want to continue my life because it is so hard to live with this condition. I thought and wanted to end my life regularly. This fish tank has given me goals and inspiration to do something and look forward to it. I am very excited about getting into this hobby.
Here are a few articles that were written about me from a local paper.
http://www.stpns.net/view_article.html?articleId=54342133254335234
http://www.stpns.net/view_article.html?articleId=65341039801006190
Also here is the story about my accident a local radio station interviewed me on. They put the interview up on their website. I shared my story of where I'm at and how I've overcome some pretty tough challenges to get me here today. Their website Uploaded the show so you can listen to it online. The website address is www.mwpradio.com and the radio show is called Motivation with a purpose. Go click on the podcast button and you'll see a link that says Brendon McCallum on January 25th 2010.
This is a great website and it seems like everyone on here seems so helpful. I attended the frag swap just last week that it was ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!! I met a few of you out there and hopefully I'll see you again since everybody is right around the area.I'm going to have a lot of questions and hopefully everyone won't mind helping me out. If there are any suggestions that you have please let me know. I love getting ideas and feedback.
Here is the one of the most recent pictures that I have of my tank I took a couple of weeks ago. Tell me what you think!
Here is a link from another forum I've used from the very beginning. It's on a website called Nano-Reef. I've kept a log from the very beginning and uploaded pictures along the way. Please, feel free to read it and let me know your thoughts. http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=169965
Hello. My name is Brendon McCallum, some call me Dexter. I am a 29-year-old quadriplegic man paralyzed from the shoulders down. I do not have use of my arms or legs. In July of 2007 I was in a diving accident which left me how I am today. I've had a tough time for while and it is definitely a hard road but I do a good job at it. I have caregivers here to help me out but I won't be able to look in the back of the chambers or put my hands in the tank ever.
I have really enjoyed this hobby from the very beginning. I've had my ups and downs but I think I've done a pretty good job up to this day. To tell you the truth, this fish tank has saved my life. For a long time I did not want to continue my life because it is so hard to live with this condition. I thought and wanted to end my life regularly. This fish tank has given me goals and inspiration to do something and look forward to it. I am very excited about getting into this hobby.
Here are a few articles that were written about me from a local paper.
http://www.stpns.net/view_article.html?articleId=54342133254335234
http://www.stpns.net/view_article.html?articleId=65341039801006190
Also here is the story about my accident a local radio station interviewed me on. They put the interview up on their website. I shared my story of where I'm at and how I've overcome some pretty tough challenges to get me here today. Their website Uploaded the show so you can listen to it online. The website address is www.mwpradio.com and the radio show is called Motivation with a purpose. Go click on the podcast button and you'll see a link that says Brendon McCallum on January 25th 2010.
This is a great website and it seems like everyone on here seems so helpful. I attended the frag swap just last week that it was ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!! I met a few of you out there and hopefully I'll see you again since everybody is right around the area.I'm going to have a lot of questions and hopefully everyone won't mind helping me out. If there are any suggestions that you have please let me know. I love getting ideas and feedback.
Here is the one of the most recent pictures that I have of my tank I took a couple of weeks ago. Tell me what you think!
Here is a link from another forum I've used from the very beginning. It's on a website called Nano-Reef. I've kept a log from the very beginning and uploaded pictures along the way. Please, feel free to read it and let me know your thoughts. http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=169965
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