LJ Folden isn’t accustomed to asking for help.
“I used to be 6’4” and 280 lbs – a big strong independent guy, people asked me for help, I didn’t ask other people for help,” said Folden. “And then all of a sudden I’ve got blood clots, and then I got bladder cancer and then enlarged prostate and then I lost my leg, and then the fire burned and I lost everything else.
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