Dancing with the Stars contestant J.R. Martinez opens up to Dr. Drew on Tuesday about why he thinks he survived the horrific incident that left him permanently scarred, and RadarOnline.com has a preview of the moving interview.

“I think we all go through something we ask the question why. Why me, why me, why me? And I was going through that question every single day of my recovery for the first five months,” J.R. told Dr. Drew during a taping of Dr. Drew’s Lifechangers.

“Finally one day in the midst of my own recovery one of the nurses asked me to visit one of the burn survivors that just arrived at the hospital. He was having a tough time with his recovery and thought maybe I can shed some light on it.”