CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Nine years ago, a North Carolina man says his doctors told him he may not be able to walk again. Now, he’s back on his feet, overcoming every obstacle on his path.

Jeffrey Morse tries to walk every day. He says it’s the moment of his day where he feels calm and accomplished. 

 “I like seeing the world and just being able to look out and enjoy what is around me again,” Morse said.

The most he has walked is three or four miles. He walks with a slight limp because he had to re-learn how to walk after experiencing an aneurysm and a stroke. Morse compares it to instructions written on a white board in the brain.

“It erases all the instructions on the white board,” Morse said. “Now, you have to start over with no instructions at all.”

Morse says he struggled to regain his strength for several years and the pain was unbearable at points. There was one therapy he said helped more than anything else. It’s called neuromuscular massage therapy. 

“That is something that has ruled my life for all these years, pain, constant pain,” Morse said. 

Licensed Massage Therapist Jackie Murray says the treatment helps address trigger points and is often suited for people with injuries.

“Neuromuscular therapy massage therapy works not just with muscles, but we are affecting the connecting tissue and the nervous system,” Murray said.

This was just one aspect of his nine-year road to recovery. There was a lot more involved, like how he learned to type and operate a computer with one hand. That’s why he decided to write a book about his journey. It’s called "Finding Forward: You have the will within," and he hopes it helps someone else going through a similar struggle.

“Your life is not over,” Morse said. “This is what I did and maybe you find something in there that is helpful to you as you find your way forward.”