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luv
02-08-2008, 10:58 AM
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Cool story, but too lengthy to post.

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/news/story?id=3235203
beach tribe
02-08-2008, 11:01 AM
:clap: :clap:
ClevelandBronco
02-08-2008, 11:01 AM
The smart ass comment is just a little too easy on this one.
Simplex3
02-08-2008, 11:16 AM
Where's the risk? What's he going to do, get paralyzed from the waist down?
Simply Red
02-08-2008, 11:19 AM
Fuggin Posers :shake:
biggunns
02-08-2008, 11:30 AM
If LJ had half the heart this kid did he would be great instead of good......
Simplex3
02-08-2008, 11:35 AM
If LJ had half the heart this kid did he would be great instead of good......
He might not have half the heart, but he does wear his boyfriend's necklace.
xbarretx
02-08-2008, 11:47 AM
He might not have half the heart, but he does wear his boyfriend's necklace.

:clap:

LMAO
MTG#10
02-08-2008, 12:03 PM
Where's the risk? What's he going to do, get paralyzed from the waist down?

So wrong...



ROFL
eazyb81
02-08-2008, 12:07 PM
Saw this on ESPN this morning.....awesome story!
ClevelandBronco
02-08-2008, 12:13 PM
The smart ass comment is just a little too easy on this one.

Where's the risk? What's he going to do, get paralyzed from the waist down?

Yep, that was the one.
greg63
02-08-2008, 12:40 PM
The smart ass comment is just a little too easy on this one.

Where's the risk? What's he going to do, get paralyzed from the waist down?

Fuggin Posers :shake:

Agreed, although it is possible to have what is known as incomplete paralysis.

http://www.spinal-injury.net/incomplete-paralysis.htm

http://www.craighospital.org/SCI/METS/earlyDays.asp

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPiEnsJMj2M
greg63
02-08-2008, 12:58 PM
...Or, perhaps the kid has Spina Bifida.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Fotheringham
ClevelandBronco
02-08-2008, 01:13 PM
...Or, perhaps the kid has Spina Bifida.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Fotheringham

Or, perhaps you could have read the link in the OP.
rtmike
02-08-2008, 01:45 PM
Risk...he could break his spine up high in the neck area making him a quadrapegic meaning he'd be like Christopher Reeve needing a ventilator to breath and absolutely no movement from the head down.

When asked about having to practice, Fotheringham responded "I don’t think of it as practice, I think of it as a fun way to live my life"
Good for the kid. There's too many folks who feel life ends when faced with life in a chair. It's a struggle every day for me.
luv
02-08-2008, 01:48 PM
Risk...he could break his spine up high in the neck area making him a quadrapegic meaning he'd be like Christopher Reeve needing a ventilator to breath and absolutely no movement from the head down.

When asked about having to practice, Fotheringham responded "I don’t think of it as practice, I think of it as a fun way to live my life"
Good for the kid. There's too many folks who feel life ends when faced with life in a chair. It's a struggle every day for me.
I loved how he said he was glad to be in the chair. I think a lot of people take walking for granted. He's a source of encouragement, especially for those who are new to that situation.

It was the act of the back flip, but this kids attitude towards life, that impressed me.
greg63
02-08-2008, 02:05 PM
Or, perhaps you could have read the link in the OP.


Yup.