DWTS J.R Martinez’s “Road To Dancing” Nightline Interview (Video)
For those of you who weren’t able to turn into Nightline to see J.R.’s new interview, here it is below. He has his Mom to thank for beginning his road to recovery after what happened to him in Iraq. It’s been a long road to the dance floor…
Beautiful video, beautiful man!!! How can you not fall in love with J.R. ? He certainly is a winner & hopefully after tonight, also a DWTS champion.
“to many he’s already a champion”, so true! Of course I respect and am grateful to his service to our country, but the real reason he’s a hero to me is how he overcame such a horrible and disfiguring injury and lives so fully and gives hope to others who are injured. When I was a new PT at 22 years old I hated having to go to the pediatric burn unit and do the range of motion exercises. I was literally, completely truly sick to my stomach and cried the whole way through with the kids because I was torturing them. I never had to do the cleaning and debriding as the amazing nurses did that. I just can’t think there’s much of anything worse than having to live through what he did. And he’s so joyful and grateful and I love him. And I’m crying like a baby as I write this and think about him.
@Jess, thank you for sharing your personal story.
@Voguerista, thank you for sharing this video – JR is truly an inspiration with his grace, his determination and his love.
YW Deena!!! 😉