Timothy Alexander: From tragedy to triumph
“Because I had a vision – vision always brings provision. Vision allows you not to be taken advantage of by your environment.“
Timothy Alexander – a motivational speaker and the director of character development, career placement, and community outreach for the University of Alabama at Birmingham football program – shares his personal story of recovery, healing, and overcoming adversity following a 2006 car accident that left him paralyzed.
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Alabama Care is partially supported by the Alabama Council on Developmental Disabilities (http://www.acdd.org/). The views expressed are not necessarily the views of these organizations.
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