Inspirational Man of the Month: Francesco Clark

Francesco Clark

I recently saw Francesco Clark's story on CBS this morning and as a fellow Superman fan (he looked up to Christopher Reeve - who played Superman in three films in the 1970s and 1980s) , I can truly  say that he is indeed a hero. He had a serious accident that took away his mobility and has made amazing progress in overcoming it, in addition to creating a skin care line called
Clark's Botanicals. Here's his story: 

  Francesco Clark, who then worked at Harper's Bazaar, suffered a crippling spinal cord injury in a swimming pool diving accident on June 1, 2002. 

In 2002, Francesco Clark was a twenty-four-year-old with a bright future who worked at Harper's Bazaar. A nocturnal dive into a swimming pool's shallow end changed everything, forever. Paralyzed from the neck down, Francesco was told by his doctors that he would never move from his bed or even breathe without assistance. But Francesco fought back. Within days, he was breathing on his own. His father, a doctor himself, investigated every opportunity for experimental treatment, and Francesco used every resource available to speed his recovery. 

To avoid having his lungs painfully suctioned, he sang, loudly, for hours--and that was just the beginning.  

With his central nervous system impaired, Francesco lost the ability not only to walk, but even to sweat.


As he continued strengthening his body he began exercising. That amazed doctors who said that he would be unable to move from the neck down. He began rebuilding his body and continues to do so. But in the meantime,  his mind was working to create something.-

Because he lost the ability to sweat, it led to clogged pores and chronic breakouts. When neither over-the-counter nor prescriptive remedies worked, he turned to his father, Dr. Harold Clark, a physician trained in both traditional Western medicine and homeopathy.

Francesco as Clark Kent

Together they developed botanically-based formulas that effectively rebalanced Francesco's skin, clearing it up entirely. Through word-of-mouth, other people discovered and fell in love with these products, and in 2005, Francesco began selling Clark's Botanicals on his website: www.clarksbotanicals.com

Francesco Clark is the founder of Clark's Botanicals, which has been featured in the New York Times, Harper's Bazaar, Vogue, and many other publications. An ambassador for the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation, he lives in Bronxville, New York.

The Website: https://www.clarksbotanicals.com/pages/meet-francesco

CONTACT INFO:
General contact: info@clarksbotanicals.com
Press Inquiries: press@clarksbotanicals.com
Wholesale:wholesales@clarksbotanicals.com

 "Clark's Botanicals is an organic part of me and my recovery," says Francesco. "Everything about this line has a purpose and reason for being, from the ingredients to the packaging. It's an expression of who I am in its purest form." Francesco Clark

Clark's Botanicals

  Clark's Botanicals is now available at Nordstrom.com. Maybe what my physical therapist told me years ago is true: "Strong snails win!" https://shop.nordstrom.com/s/space-nk-apothecary-clarks-botanicals-smoothing-marine-cream/5144878?origin=keywordsearch-personalizedsort&breadcrumb=Home%2FAll+Results&color=none
 
THERE'S A BOOK ABOUT HIS STORY - called "Walking Papers" by Francesco Clark. It's available on Amazon.com, and I've already ordered it.