About me

Dear friends and readers,

My name is Argo Leetmaa. I was born in 1982 in a beautiful little town called Pärnu (Estonia).
I am currently living in Norway, Bodø.
I am a father to 4 wonderful kids living in Tallinn.
I injured my spinal cord level TH 11/12 in December 2015 in a falling accident, Since that I am a wheelchair-user training to walk with KAFOs and crutches.
My everyday life is a mixture of hard work and training and fighting depression and chronic fatigue. You can read more about my injury and training in this post here.

My purpose is to share my thoughts and everyday with all of you that are healthy and all of you that struggle. Feel free to contact me in case you have ideas or questions about anything,
I speak estonian, russian, swedish, norwegian and english, so dont be shy ;)

I am currently in dialogue with a clinic in Thailand to perform a stemcell / epidural stimulator surgery which will hopefully get me back on my feet again. This costs a lot of money which I am trying to fundraise here. 
I have already got a lot of help with financing a car, which I will be delivered in the end of summer. So do not be shy -every penny helps and takes me closer to my goal.
I am planning to keep on writing both here and in my little notebook. I have recieved a lot of positive feedback, which keeps me going and there is a bit more serious plan taking shape in the corridors of my mind.
I am open to share my story in all kinds of media such as newspapers, radio and TV with one condition. I want my blogadress to be published in order to share my ideas and stories.





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