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the conclusion that what happened had happened, and I needed to start getting better. I started making small efforts and goals for myself — things like sitting up in bed by myself — that would help me get better every day. I knew that setting these small goals wouldn’t be easy, but they were accomplishable and would lead me to reach my long-term goals of recovery. Through these efforts, I slowly started to improve on a daily basis, but I had one significant mental block I had to get past. No matter what my improvement was, I couldn’t look at my limbs. For whatever reason, I didn’t want to, and I just couldn’t bring myself to do it. Every time the doctors came in to get me in a harness so they could get me to a chair for the day, they would blindfold me. I was like this for a long while until my son changed my mind. This happened when he was 5 years old, and during one of his visits, he told me he wanted to see my limbs. Right at that moment, I realized that if a 5-year-old had no issue with it, then how could I have any issue with it? Sure enough, later that night, when all the visitors and doctors left, my family came around, and we pulled off the covers to look at my limbs. That was a significant moment for me because it meant I was improving even more. Not only did my family give me the encouragement I needed, but I also received an incredible amount of support from my community. During the time I spent in the hospital, a lot of different people from the community came to visit me. Some of them heard the story on the news and came to check in with me. Many of them were amputees who shared their own stories with me about how they had been through what I was going through. It was extremely motivating for me. They made me feel better once I was able to leave the hospital, and I knew from that moment on that I would try to give back the way they did. Once I left the hospital, I went to a rehab center for the next two months. My therapy started pretty intensely. Four or five times a day, I was working through my therapy sessions with only a 2 1/2 hour break in between. While going through this therapy, I was constantly exhausted. Even trying to sit up was an immense challenge. So my amazing wife and my best friend decided to talk to the doctor about my condition. They asked him if he would check my testosterone levels because I literally had no energy to do anything. The doctor told them there was no need to check it because the exhaustion was not unexpected. My wife told him, “Check him, or I’m going to find testosterone somewhere, and I’ll give it to him.” The doctor still refused.
therapy, or hormone therapy for men and women. As we grow, our hope is to help people find the relief and solutions they’re looking for. As I’ve moved forward in life, I feel that my accident happened for a reason. The journey I’ve started down aims to give back to the community, as they did for me, and to help people in similar situations. Not only have I put my efforts into my new business, but I also visit the hospital once a month or more to speak with recent amputees who are going through rough times. Helping people through this process and talking with them about what’s to come in the future continues to give me the strength to follow my own goals and dreams. I know that I can help people, just like they helped me. At times, we’re not all mentally strong, but when we deal with things that require us to become strong, we can overcome everything. I’ve been there, and it’s the truth. P.S. I want to thank Danny Izquierdo for featuring me in his newsletter and giving me this opportunity to share my story with you. If you or anyone you know is interested in learning more about what we offer at Modern Med Centers, I would encourage you to visit the website at ModernMedCenters.com. –Javier Perez
While I was in physical therapy, my family and I were also going to family group therapy. At one point, a female doctor came in, and my wife started talking to her about my low energy and how she suspected it had something to do with my testosterone levels. After hearing the story, the doctor told my wife, “You might be on to something here.” They checked me and discovered my testosterone levels were at 3. A person my age at that time should have been between 300–1,000, but I was at a total of 3 . It was a major problem. The next day, they put me on a program that gave me testosterone regularly, and I began making tremendous improvements. That’s when the idea of a healing help center that focuses on hormone treatments for men and women started to take root. I didn’t know anything about the medical field, but I couldn’t stop thinking about this idea. I wanted a center where people could find the treatments they needed without being forced to visit several clinics. My wife always smiled and agreed with me whenever I talked about it; she was happy I had found something I was so enthusiastic about. I eventually brought up the idea to my best friend, who is in the medical field, and he agreed that this was a great idea. “Let’s do it,” he said, and we put our heads together to start thinking about how we could make it a reality. A couple years later, we finally opened Modern Med Centers: a one-stop shop for people who need treatments that include IV therapy, physical
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