Lenny Redrose would like to be known as "The Smiling Cripple," but it does not mean that he wants you to refer to other people with disability in the same way.

An ex-addict turned Army soldier seeking sobriety in October 2016 Lenny walked into surgery for back surgery and came out the other side with spinal cord damage from the chest down.

This story is one of redemption, and when it comes to his journey so far "I wouldn't change it". Lenny is currently sober, engaged to his beautiful fiancée, and dominating various sports at an elite level.

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