Magnificent Story of a Man Who Overcame Death

This is a magnificent story of a man who overcame death. His legs and arms turned deep purple and then rotten away without any explanation. You will get a life-changing lesson after reading the complete story. This is the incredible story of Alex Lewis.

In 2014, Alex came down with what initially seemed a common cold. A few days of headaches, a runny nose, and coughing, but a few days later, all of that would change. One morning, his whole body was turning purple, he could barely breathe, and his eyes were bulging out of his skull. After being rushed to the hospital and put into intensive care, Alex's family was given very grave news. He contracted strep A, a bacterium that is usually harmless, but in an infrequent case, it gets into his bloodstream. '' Strep trying to get to your heart, and if it gets there, it'll kill you,'' the doctor said, and produced something called "Toxic Shock Syndrome". As soon as the bacteria were in his body, it started causing chaos. His arms and legs slowly started to rot.

The slim chance of Alex's survival meant that his arms, legs, and parts of his face that were already impacted had to be removed, and the doctors did just that. This healthy young man's life was turned upside down in one day.

Now, take a moment to put yourself in his shoes. All of a sudden, everything that was just a normal thing for you suddenly becomes next to impossible. Even eating or going to the toilet now has to be done with the help of others. After the long and grueling surgery, Alex's family thought he would give up. He was unrecognizable; even his son was terrified of him. Of all the horrible things caused by this syndrome, Alex couldn't even hug his son anymore. But here is where this story becomes one in a billion. Here is where your life is about to change, reading it, and why I decided to share it with you. Because despite being faced with an extremely difficult and traumatic event, Alex refused to give up.

Until this point, his life had been aimless; he worked the odd job here and there, mostly just spent his days drinking. And then this awful, nearly deadly experience gave him much-needed insight.

"It was all about going home, and I had a renewed reason to live.''

For the first time in years after losing so much, Alex found the true meaning of life, the meaning that he didn't understand when he was healthy.

So, instead of letting this bring him down, Alex stood his ground, defying the chances against him. The two years after his surgery were the most painful, but also the most brilliant. And so, Alex went to work, fundraisers to get the best possible help and prosthetics, months of physical therapy, and numerous surgeries to reconstruct what was left of his face. He was determined to show his family, his friends, and the entire world that no matter how hard life hit him, he was going to bounce back. Most importantly, he wanted to be a good role model for his son. Alex intended to show his son that hard work, dedication, and determination can overcome any obstacle. He proved that he was only as strong as the people he was surrounded by.

And today, after understanding the meaning of life, after years of insanely hard work he put into himself, Alex is a completely different and better man.

"I've done now with all of these scars and injuries.''

He's done more than he'd ever done in his earlier life, back when he was perfectly healthy. From traveling the world to bringing hope and inspiration to people wherever and whenever they needed it, diving headfirst into the research of advanced aesthetics, and even challenging himself with sports, something he would not have done before. After all this pain, Alex realized how much he had to offer to the world.

He had to nearly lose everything just to see everything. Every day was and still is a challenge for him.

I wanted to share this story with you because if he could survive this much, to grow this much, all the while dealing with one of the most difficult things imaginable. Now, there isn't much life can throw at him that would get him down. And that is exactly why I told you that his story can change your life. 'Alex is a perfect reminder that sometimes we wait too long to understand the meaning of life. Too often, we need to hit rock bottom to open our eyes to all the time we've been wasting focusing on the wrong things in life. Don't wait for your losses only so you can gain from them. Start living your best life now. And remember, whatever obstacles you're facing right now, nothing has the power on this planet to stop a truly willing soul.