I had knee surgery on June 3, 2025 I was put off work because there was no light duty work June 4, 2025 I went to Physical Therapy 3x a week for 3 months Doing what I could to make money to supplement what workers comp didn't cover Mowing lawns, helping people that needed a hand that I could lend, started going live on TikTok I went to the doctor August 26, 2025, I was cleared to go back to work full duty I wake up August 27, 2025, I was ready to get back to work so that my family didn't have to struggle Here I sit August 27, 2025, after getting up at 6am to finally make it back to work. I walked into the shop ready. The boss pulled me aside and said, "we need to talk." We go to the office he says I'm sorry, we don't have enough work to bring you back. I'll call you when we need you. This is some of that pain that we as men carry for our families. We don't want our loved ones to bare the weight, so we carry it alone so that it doesn't burden them. That's where our Brotherhood built on God comes into play. There are men here who have similar stories. Someone is willing to help you carry it. I'm not giving up. I will make it. This is the begging of MY story.