Maximize Your Time for Success Wednesday, February 24, 2021 @ 12:11 PM Ewing was born in 1916, near Garden City, Missouri. When he was a child his father was blinded in one eye in a farming accident and was forced to give up farming and move the family to Kansas City, Missouri where he became an insurance salesman. When Ewing was eleven, he became seriously ill and one of his heart valves was damaged. A doctor prescribed one year in bed so the heart valve could properly heal. At first, young Ewing was devastated. He was a normal, rambunctious boy who participated in sports and school activities. To an eleven-year-old, a year in bed was like a death sentence.