Rock’s Ultimate Story of Triumph Over Adversity

Dedicated to my nephew, Thomas.

On New Year’s Eve in 1984, a young man named Rick was driving to a party with his girlfriend.

Rick was a drummer, and his band had just released their third album, which was growing in popularity in the United Kingdom and United States.

Naturally, he was looking forward to celebrating his big year, as well as looking forward to a bright future.

However, minutes before he arrived at the party, he lost control of his black Corvette Stingray and hit a brick wall.

He awoke from the accident, with paramedics looking over him.

Dazed and confused, he cocked his head to his left and devastation set in.

His left arm had been torn off in the accident.

Doctors informed him that it could not be reattached, and that he would never play the drums again.

Initially, Rick struggled with his new reality — he had lost his love, his joy and his income. He embarked upon a lengthy recovery program — one that not only helped him heal emotionally and physically.

He spent six months in the hospital, and also had to learn how to deal with the day to day realities of life with just one arm.

He was down and out, and suffered bouts of depression in response to the cruel hand he had been dealt.