(BPT) - Meet David Diehl. In 1998, David was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS), losing sight in his left eye two years later.
Then there’s Charles Davis, a former NFL player for the Cincinnati Bengals and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Charles suffered a stroke in 2010, which left him with limited control of his body and greatly affected his speech.
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