we can either lay down and lit our circumstances overtake us, or we can take charge. age 17 i was struck by a drunk driver. i vowed once i got back on my feet, i would start a support group. 30-60 amputees get together once a month and share stories and strength and resilience. doctors, case managers call me to provide individual support and also we provide prosthetic limbs to those who don t have access to other resource. i met mrs. mona the day before my surgery. she told me what i m going to be able to do when i m done and how she climbs mountains with one leg. she is like a super hero. she is walking. [ applause ] we re stronger than any
itself. ed lavandera, cnn, albuquerque, new mexico. wow. he said that s what makes him happy. that s what makes him a hero. extraordinary. so much more straight ahead in the newsroom, but first, voting is under way for the cnn hero of the year. here s one of this year s top ten heroes. we are so much more than just a body part. we can either lay down and let our circumstance overtake us or we can stand up and take charge. age 17, i was struck by a drunk driver. i vowed that once i got back on my feet, i would start a support group. 30 to 60 amputees get together once a month and share stories of strength and resilience. doctors, case managers call me to provide individual support and then also we will provide prosthetic limbs to those that have no access to any other options and resources. i met miss mona the day
there and exposing a white house in turmoil. just how high will mueller s probe go? first, voting is happening for the cnn hero of the year. meet mona. we are so much more than just a body part. we can either lay down and let our circumstance overtake us or we can stand up and take charge. age 17 i was struck by a drunk driver. i vowed that once i got back on my feet i would start a support group. 30 to 60 amputees get together once a month and share stories of strength and resilience. doctors, case managers, individual support and then also we will provide prosthetic limbs to those that have no access to other options or resources. i met ms. mona the bay before
days. yes. how did you do it? i actually fell out and quit breathing, so i that scared me. that s never happened to me before. when you say you fell out, what does that mean? i stopped breathing. i was taking fentanyl and heroin. as soon as i shot it, i stopped breathing. that scared me so i checked myself into rehab. nearly every day since then you ve been in some kind of program? yes. that s like what i i eat, breathe and sleep treatment. i have a sponsor through narcotics anonymous who i call every day if there s any problems or have i any cravings or urges to do anything. . not just necessarily with drugs. i just got a house with a couple friends. i got my job back. just getting back on my feet is very hard, but, you know, i do it and i talk about it, i share about it in my groups and meetings. that s one of the big keys, keep talking about it? definitely. if i don t talk about it, that could bring me back out there like having guilt over you have to get t
brass to reload it. i think the smell of gun powder made me like it a lot or something. kerry says he had been manufacturing his own hunting guns for years. they are called home grown guns and you can legally make one for yourself. you just have you can t sell them. that s where i went wrong. kerry says he became financially stressed when he and his pregnant wife separated with three other children to support. he says a friend put him in touch with somebody willing to buy his guns. i was looking for a way out to feed my kids and to survive. you knew it was illegal, right? yeah, i did know it was illegal. i did. my back was against the wall. i just figured i would do it just to get back on my feet again until i could getworking. i said, well, i ll do . so i met with him and i sold him one. and he s like, well now i want another one to go with it so i have different calibers.