Help provide funding to document the recovery and rebirth of a very
lucky man
Phoenix, AZ -- March 22,
2015 -- Billy F. Mullin announces the campaign to seek funding to cover the
costs of filming a new documentary about his recovery and rebirth from a long
series of illness of injury.
At the age of 16, Billy contracted a rare
terminal form disease known as
Meningital Coccidioidomycosis, caused by a virus trapped in the valley
fever fungus that is stuck in Billy’s spine. This illness caused him to have a
stroke, paralyzing his entire left side. Due to the severity of this illness,
his doctors gave him a grim 2 year life expectancy.
Defying all odds, Billy has now reached the
age of 27. However has not been an easy journey. Since being diagnosed in
August 2004 he has suffered several setbacks, requiring that he re-teach
himself how to walk 3 times, spent countless days in the Hospital or in bed
unable to move, received more than a dozen spinal taps, and required brain
surgery 6 separate occasions. Billy’s doctors have warned him that he may
require several more surgeries on his brain throughout his life to repair the
damage caused by his illness.
While the seriousness of his illness coupled
with the lengthy hospital stays made it impossible for him to completely finish
film school, he attended enough of his coursework to realize that his true
dream is to become a film maker. Hence, he decided to start a documentary about
his own life and explore the passion he has for the art of tattooing.
The plan for this documentary is to film the
process of completely transforming his appearance through the use of large
pieces of tattoo art covering both of his arms, portions of his neck, and 70%
of his torso. Throughout the documentary, Billy will couple the process of his
tattoo sessions while telling his life story and subsequent illness through
interviews with various important people in his life.
Billy is seeking funding in order to
complete the documentary and tattoo artwork. While he admits this is likely to
be a costly and dangerous venture, he believes this is the best way to explore
his love of film while allowing himself to be reborn out of his previous
suffering.
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