"He was scared that he was going to continue to get worse and that he was going to leave me to take care of our kids," said Bickell's wife, Amanda. "Him in a wheelchair and all of those fears went through his head. I just kind of said to him, 'You need to stop doing this because it's okay. No matter what happens. If you end up in a wheelchair and I have to take care of you and the kids, I'm okay with that. Don't worry about me.' "