War Veteran and amputee personifies ability through his love of baseball and life.
He is a beacon for us all.
Doc Jacobs was once an aspiring professional baseball player. After he was honorably discharged from the US Navy he was granted a tryout with a local professional team.
Although Doc didn’t get signed, he trained and continued to get tryouts and some looks from other professional teams. He is now taking his passion to help others to a new level.
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About the Author:
Ted Meyer is a nationally recognized artist, curator and patient advocate who helps patients, students and medical professionals see the positive in the worst life can offer. Born with Gaucher Disease, Ted’s personal experience with the disease served as his artistic motivation. Today, his 18-year project “Scarred for Life: Mono-prints of Human Scars” chronicles the trauma and courage of people who have lived through accidents and health crises. Ted's paintings have been shown around the world. As the current Artist in Residence at the USC Keck School of Medicine, Ted curates exhibitions of artwork by patients whose subject matter correspond with the medical school’s curriculum and teaches future doctors to see their patients as complex human beings.