90 Day Engagement: Before the 90 days Star Brian Muniz didn’t tell his girlfriend Ingrid the whole story From how he ends up in a wheelchair. Brian is a 52-year-old man from Illinois who is in a relationship with single mom Ingrid, 32, from Brazil. Brian is considered a quadriplegic because his injury affected all four of his limbs. Brian lost his ability to walk after a carjacking incident. However, he did not tell Ingrid about his past and hopes that she can handle it. Brian can only feel half of his arm because of the injury.
Brian can move his legs but not enough to walk. Brian has atrophy in his hand, so he doesn’t have the muscle to close it and can’t grab anything. Brian also gets leg spasms because of the shortening of the tendons in his legs. Brian has been married four times, and he met Ingrid two years ago. They talked to each other every day and immediately hit each other. Brian thinks he has chosen wrongly in the past and Ingrid is very different. He thinks There is a very high chance that Ingrid is “The one.”
What Brian revealed about himself on 90 Day Fiancé
Brian talked about his first marriage, but not in detail
Brian grew up in Chicago, “Inner city.“His father wasn’t around much, and he was raised by his mom. She did the best she could, but it was a constant struggle for her. Brian Married his high school sweetheart when he was 19. Brian welcomed a daughter named Brianna with his first wife. He was married for three years before he was divorced. Brianna was everything to Brian, so he did everything to support her. But, one day, his whole world is turned upside down.
Brian’s version of the tragic incident that left him paralyzed
Brian reveals how he was shot in the spine
Brian said he was approaching his 25th anniversary of being in a wheelchair. He talked about how he was Shot with a small caliber rifle when he was 27 years old. It hit him in the spine and left him a quadriplegic. Brian said that, unfortunately, where he is from, gun violence is not uncommon. Brian said two men were waiting for him when he came home one day. One of the men crossed the street to his car and asked him to get out. The man tells Brian he has a gun.
Brian understood that he was Carjack.
However, Brian was not afraid because he was a young guy from the “Inner city.” He thought he could grab the man and get away from the situation, but he was shot, and it was “Instant paralysis“From the chest down. Once he was taken to the hospital, Brian’s doctor told him that he now had to “Start over.– The doctor informed Brian that apart from the fact that he will never be able to walk again, his hands will also never work like this again.
“But I’m glad I went through everything because it made me who I am,” Brian added.
Brian was a drug dealer
Brian has a troubled past
According to Starcasm, Brian was featured as a guest on the “Charlie Smith speaks“Podcast where he talked about the carjacking incident. Brian’s father trained him to become a boxer. According to Brian, His neighborhood only had “Gangs and drugs“ And he was inspired to be a ball player, a boxer or a drug dealer. “He was mafia and that got me – it was in my head: ‘I’m mafia. I’m a mafioso. I am from family – mafia family,Brian said of his grandfather. Brian smoked marijuana at 16 and dropped out of high school.
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After briefly living in California and Oklahoma, he returned to Chicago where he started selling weed to make some money while working as a file clerk at an insurance company. He was married by now and had also welcomed Brianna into his life. However, Brian soon started doing cocaine. His marriage fell apart when he started missing work and cheating on his ex-wife. Brian apparently married an older lady who later turned out to be a cocaine supplier, but he soon moved on. Brian claims that The man who shot him was sent by the drug supplier’s wife.
How Brian’s life changed since the incident
Brian became a professional rugby player
Brian thought of his injury as something that gave him a new birth. He adapted to it and found new ways to be active again. He was introduced to wheelchair rugby, and it turned everything around for Brian. He eventually made it to the USA team and Started playing internationally for almost four years. Brian went to India, Argentina, Denmark and Switzerland. He also went to Brazil and fell in love with the place. After playing there for several years, he took on a coaching role and became fluent in Portuguese.
Brian found it easier to date in Brazil than in the US. He thought the attitude people have towards people in wheelchairs like him is”As they are just as last resort.“He experienced that Brazilian women were much more open to disability. Brian did Been in several relationships in Brazil, including a failed marriage, And wondered if true love was not in the cards for him. It remains to be seen if Ingrid will accept Brian hiding such a large part of his journey from her once he opens up about it. 90 Day Engagement: Before the 90 days.
90 Day Engagement: Before the 90 days Airs Sundays at 8 PM EDT on TLC.
Source: Starkism, Charlie Smith speaks/ YouTube
A deeper look into the lives of couples established in 90 Day Fiancé, 90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days is a reality TV/documentary series that follows potential spouses from a foreign country and their lead-up to their journey to America. The show documents the early days of the relationship across the ocean and the K-1 visa process required for the spouse to live in the new country. Couples struggle with culture shock, language barriers and the opinions of friends and families as they prepare to take the final leap.