In 2004, on a J1 Visa while working in America, David was struck by lightning in South Boston and left paralyzed. He recovered in The Boston Medical Centre, moving down to West Palm Beach to recover from the accident, where he learned how to walk again. After many years of rehab, David wrote his first play about his lightning strike "5 Nights" which has performed to sell out runs in 2008 and the famous Electric Picnic Boutique Festival.
