Noah Galloway Hopes His Participation On Dancing With The Stars Will Inspire Others Who Have Lost Hope – New Interview

Noah Galloway hopes his run on Dancing With The Stars has been an inspirational one for others. He talks to People about it and “hopes his personal journey can serve as a cautionary tale for anyone who loses hope in the wake of overwhelming odds.” I think he has accomplished just that, do you?

When Galloway returned home to Alabama after losing his arm and leg when his Humvee triggered a roadside bomb, the 33-year-old vet tried to hide his true feelings.

“I had this mentality that this isn’t a big deal. I can make this happen,” Galloway told PEOPLE. “I can make it my own. Everyone kept telling me I was going to go through some stages of depression whether I realized it or not. I was like, not me. I portrayed myself as this invincible person to everyone I knew.”

Even when his facade started to crumble, Galloway said he couldn’t confess the depth of his despair – even to his then-wife, Tracy.

“I didn’t want to tell anybody. Everyone was so impressed with how well I was doing, so I hid it from everyone,” Galloway recalls. “After Dancing with the Stars played that package of me hiding it from everybody, I had buddies of mine call me to say they didn’t realize I went through that.”

To read more with Noah, see People.