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Triple amputee shares story of hope, opportunities

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Four years after an accident resulted in him becoming a triple amputee, a Marian University student is now training for the Paralympics.

Moise Brutus was the keynote speaker Thursday in Omaha at the Platte Institute’s Medicaid Reform Summit. Brutus lost both legs and one arm in a motorcycle accident in 2010 in Florida. He says a managed care system for Medicaid helped him get the prosthetics and rehabilitation he needed.

Brutus took up cycling, and earned a scholarship to Marian University in Indianapolis. He says his experiences have taught him to be positive and never give up.

"Tomorrow is a new day. And if it’s not tomorrow, if it’s not in a year, if it’s not in two years, things will get better. And just don’t give up. Bad stuff happens, and when bad stuff happens you just have to kind of turn the negative in to a positive and make the best out of it, and hopefully change someone else’s life that we probably wouldn’t be able to touch if we weren’t in this predicament or situation."

Brutus says he wants states to explore their options when it comes to the Medicaid system.

After graduation, Brutus wants to work in the public health sector and help others facing challenging situations to get the care they need.