Jimmy Joseph
Anybody who meets Jimmy Joseph raves about his amazing attitude and positive outlook on life. However, Jimmy had to overcome some major obstacles to get to where he is now. In 1987, he was working for Waste Management in New Jersey and collecting leaves. Jimmy recalled, “I was dumping leaves from a garbage can. A guy, I didn’t see him coming, bam, just nailed me between two trucks.” Sadly, Jimmy lost both of his legs in the accident. Although he was initially upset about the loss he said he quickly thought about the tragedy in another way. Jimmy said, “After I asked the doctor where my legs were, I turned over and cried for five minutes in my pillow.” He believes that forcing himself to persevere was important in order to have a good life and he chooses to face them with a “go get ‘em” attitude.
