A Bit About Me

My name is Roland from Texas, USA.

March 28, 1987. I fell from a horse and suffered a c-2 incomplete quad ventilator dependent spinal cord injury. Yeah, just like Christopher Reeves, but mine happened first. When I fell I hit a bumper of a car and then the street. I had a hyperextension of the neck, which caused hemorrhage in the spinal cord. The doctors call it central spinal cord syndrome. I can move everything but my left side is weak. My left hand is contracted. I’m unable to open it. I can also stand and walk with assistance. The doctors are surprised that I can do all that because I’m not supposed to move anything from the neck down. I also have complete sensation from my head down to my toes.

Since my injury in 1987, I have worked for two different companies. My first job was at Six Flags Astroworld. My first position was in season pass. After the season was coming to a close, I would take tickets at the front gate. I stayed in admissions for three seasons. In my fourth season, I had applied for a marketing position taking surveys. I got the position but it only lasted for one month. Admissions are a part of the operations department for the park. Once the park manager of operations (she was the second person in charge of operations) found out I had transferred to another department she pulled me aside and told me to fill out another application for operations rides training administrator. My duties were to teach ride safety classes, administer tests, grade tests, and write audits for the rides department. Imagine a person in a wheelchair on a life support system in the rides department of a major theme park. Six Flags is a great opportunity for employment for people with disabilities. When I was there they built me two portable metal ramps, two ramps, a bridge, and special parking with the vice presidents and the general manager. Baylor College of Medicine even did an interview of me working at the park, which aired on local and national TV.

I currently own a boutique named Simply Sexy Lingerie located in a gentlemen’s club. I sell clothing to the dancers that work at the club. I’m in the process of opening an online boutique and Simply Sexy Racing, a web site selling racing apparel to women race fans.

I always try to keep a positive attitude about life and have fun.

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