Travis Schaffer’s Life Story

      Hi, my name is Travis Schaffer, I was born in 1983. When I was 11 months old I got a strep infection (The technical name for it is Sepsis) it got into my bloodstream and spread throughout my body causing the blood circulation in my hands and feet to shut down, eventually all of my limbs had to be amputated.

     Within a five-week spand, I suffered to cardiac arrest (the second one causing a seizure, muscle damage to my eyes and brain damage.) I had to learn to do the simplest things again, like sucking, eating, making sounds, and eventually sitting up and walking with the help of prosthesis.

     Throughout my life I've had 2 eyes surgeries, 2 leg surgeries, besides the amputations and a bone graft from my hip which gave me bone for the front of my mouth where eventually I got to use implants. I didn't have my four front teeth until I was 19 years old.

     With all that has happened to me it may sound like I have a good reason to be angry with God, but I need to say that "God has been with me helping me through the good times as well as the bad."

     The best thing that came out of my situation is that much of my family has come to know Jesus as their personal savior.

      I’ve been involved  in several Bible studies every week. I have traveled to New Orleans 3 times two help people who were devastated by hurricane Katrina. I have volunteered to work every (ITEC) International Teams Encounter Christ weekend  that took place in Norfolk.

     I have been involved with the Norfolk Special Olympics swimming Team since 2007. We have practice every week on Fridays. We also have to main competitions they are usually in Elkorn and Lincoln. I also love to be on my IPad or my computer.

     I moved to Kearney in March 2019 and I got on the Special Olympics swim team and I am also doing buddy Boling and Special Olympics Boling.

     I have been involved with People 1st of Norfolk wish is a subchapter of The ARC of Norfolk since 2006.

I got involved with people first of Kearney shortly after I  moved there re in March 2019

     I worked at Hair Expressions in Norfolk NE.  The days I worked were  Wednesdays and Fridays from 3:00 to 4:00 PM. I started that job on September 28, 2016.

In Kearny I am working with Good Will industries and I can do several things at their office some of them are cleaning the windows, sanitizing the computer desks, I can also do some shredding or clean off where they put their lunch boxes  and other things, they are called cubbies. I am waiting to get involved with Voke rehab before I can get a job out in the community.

     My all time favorite scripture is Philippians 4:13  This verse has encouraged me to overcome many obstacles and has been giving me the courage to step out and try things that are difficult.

I hope that my story was encouraging to you and I hope you draw closer to God from it. If you desire to get in touch with me I would love to get to know you. Please leave me a comment in the comment section at the bottom of this page

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Last updated  Tuesday,  March 3, 2020