Danny survived what most people never do. A random knife attack outside a bar left him with life-threatening internal injuries, months in the hospital, and the devastating news that his firefighting career and active life were over. He fought his way back through recovery and found purpose again.

Then a car crash left him paralyzed from the waist down. In an instant he was facing a spinal cord injury, a wheelchair, new trauma, and the emotional battle of rebuilding his future all over again. Danny talks about surviving violent crime, living with disability, navigating depression and chronic pain, and finding strength through fatherhood and adaptive sports. Today he plays wheelchair softball, wheelchair basketball, handcycling, and sit skiing. His story proves resilience is not a single comeback. It is choosing to keep going every time life hits harder.

Danny's Socials

https://www.tiktok.com/@danimal1518

https://www.facebook.com/daniel.mila.9

https://www.instagram.com/milaman15

https://www.instagram.com/milamonster15

Resources:

Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation

https://www.christopherreeve.org

Education, peer support groups, and SCI resources

Paralysis Resource Center: 1-800-539-7309

Kelly Brush Foundation

https://kellybrushfoundation.org

Grants for adaptive sports equipment including sit-skis

High Fives Foundation

https://highfivesfoundation.org

Supports people with life-changing injuries through adventure sports

United Spinal Association

https://unitedspinal.org

Advocacy, grants for accessibility, wheelchair sports opportunities

Move United

https://www.moveunitedsport.org

Find adaptive sports programs nationwide

Beyond the Monsters Socials

https://www.instagram.com/beyondthemonsters/

https://linktr.ee/BeyondtheMonsters

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