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Article: SICK OF BEING SICK WITH MS; HE TURNS TO WOOD CARVING, EVEN MAKES HIS OWN TOOLS.(Local)
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- The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY)
- Article date:
- October 11, 2003
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Byline: BoNhia Lee Staff writer
When Francis Strail got sick more than eight years ago, doctors told him he had no chance of recovering.
They said he would not be able to work again. And by now, Strail was supposed to be using a wheelchair.
There still is no cure for multiple sclerosis. But today, Strail, 40, of Van Buren is still mobile and working harder than ever.
Strail is up by 5 a.m. every day making strip wood canoes, Victorian-style rocking horses and smaller items he carves from wood.
He even makes his own tools to adapt to his condition.
"I had a yearlong pity party and got tired of sitting around," Strail ...