Gospel Music Singer and Songwriter Shares Life Story Of Extreme Physical Disability & His Triumph In The Face of Extreme Odds

New Book Reveals William Boyd Chisum’s Incredible Story of Surviving over 60 Orthopedic Procedures, living most of first 16 years in the Hospital.

Dallas, TX (PRWEB) July 26, 2006 -- Imagine learning that your 9 month old child might never walk, forever be in extreme physical pain, and that you could do nothing about it. That’s the situation William Boyd Chisum’s parents faced as they consulted numerous Orthopedic Surgeons and Doctors. They found their only real option was to admit Boyd into the Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children in Dallas, at the age of only 9 months, over 10 hours away from their home. This would become Boyd’s home away from home as he faced operation after operation, living most of his first 16 years in this hospital.

Chasing The Wind tells the heart-wrenching story of William Boyd Chisum, who has over come insurmountable physical and mental odds to become what he is now, a successful Singer, Songwriter and Motivational Speaker. Boyd bares his very soul and shares that his physical challenges are just an example of what everyone experiences throughout their lives. “We are all broken and inadequate in someway whether it is physical, emotional or intellectual, states Chisum. The moral dilemmas in our lives are usually of our own making.” In the pages of Chasing the Wind, Chisum will help the reader discover a more than adequate solution to their own personal challenges.

Boyd began playing the guitar at age eight to ease the hours of boredom in a hospital bed. The guitar and his music became a passion that kept him sane through months of isolation brought on by a recurrent infection that made the risk too high for contact with others. Chisum accepted Jesus Christ as his Savior at age ten. When he was 16, Boyd was released from Scottish Rite and was able to go to high school and attempt to lead a somewhat normal life. In school he threw himself into his music and eventually received a vocal scholarship to Hardin Simmons University in Abilene, Texas.

In the late 1970's, Boyd became a member of a popular contemporary Christian music group called Paradise, performing with such famous artists as Russ Taff and the Imperials, The Archers, Reba Rambo, Jerry Clower and a young new artist at that time, Amy Grant. In the 1990's, he formed a Southern Gospel quartet, The King's Four, and performed with notables such as Kirk Tally and David Patillo.

William Boyd Chisum left the Kings Four in the mid 1990’s in order to receive an Associate Degree in Sports Medicine/Orthopedic PA from Long Medical Institute graduating with a 4.0. He has worked alongside some of the most recognized world-class Orthopedic Surgeons in the medical field today in his quest to help others like himself overcome physical obstacles. He is a member of the National Association of Orthopedic Technologists and a voting member of GMA ( Gospel Music Association) as well as The Recording Acadamy (Grammy’s). Boyd has also worked professionally in the recording industry for twenty years as a singer, songwriter, studio engineer, and producer. He has received numerous awards for vocal accomplishments and has hit the National Chart’s with records in both Country and Gospel music. Boyd conducts inspirational seminars, conferences and concerts designed to provide the attendees with the message of how to achieve success in life, regardless of their limitations.

In 2006 Boyd released a new album on Lamon Records entitled "Chasing the Wind". This project is a compilation of original songs that express what God can do in a life and tells of a strength that can only be found in our Savior, Jesus Christ. In June of 2006, Morgan James Publishing in New York City released Boyd's amazing life story in a book entitled "Chasing the Wind." To learn more about Chisum, go to his website and sign up for Boyd’s free newsletter at www.williamboydchisum.com. For more information about having Boyd share his story phone Jack Moulton at 1-888-668-5866.

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