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Unparalyzed - 12/11/2011 9:01:47 AM

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What a wacky story --

Paralyzed Woman Makes Miraculous Recovery After Freak Accident

A woman who was paralyzed from the hips down since the age of 13, who won a silver medal for hand cycling in the 2008 Paralympics, collides with another cyclist while training for the upcoming Paralympics, and now finds herself able to walk and ride a bike. She's training for the 2016 Olympics as a cyclist.

Bananas. ^_^

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RE: Unparalyzed - 12/11/2011 9:55:33 AM

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Wow. My business partner is a quad, after being injured in a football came in high school. His is a spinal cord injury, though, and I notice this woman's paralysis was caused by nerve damage.

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RE: Unparalyzed - 12/11/2011 9:58:08 AM

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Yeah, I imagine the type of injury has a lot to do with it.

The doctors were speculating that the new injury caused her body to "jump start" and repair the old damage, too. Interesting stuff.

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RE: Unparalyzed - 12/11/2011 10:00:03 AM

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My father's paraplegic. While the incident that caused it was obvious, doctors couldn't find the damage in his body that actually caused it... Maybe I should try rolling him down a steep hill : ) Reminds me of those cartons where someone gets hit in the head and gets amnesia or a personality shift, and the way they always cure it is by hitting them in the head again.

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RE: Unparalyzed - 12/11/2011 10:02:37 AM

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I also had a former partner who was injured in an accident and became a quad. When the accident happened, I remember our office manager got us a movie to watch about spinal cord injuries. Apparently, they are making lots of progress in coming up with a way to aid the spine in repairing itself. The research is being hampered because of the obstacles to stem cell research.

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RE: Unparalyzed - 12/11/2011 10:49:08 AM

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Awesome story - Great post.....thanks!

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RE: Unparalyzed - 12/11/2011 6:17:20 PM

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ORIGINAL: LillyBoPeep

What a wacky story --

Paralyzed Woman Makes Miraculous Recovery After Freak Accident

A woman who was paralyzed from the hips down since the age of 13, who won a silver medal for hand cycling in the 2008 Paralympics, collides with another cyclist while training for the upcoming Paralympics, and now finds herself able to walk and ride a bike. She's training for the 2016 Olympics as a cyclist.

Bananas. ^_^

That's NOTHING!!!!!

Two weeks ago I had 3 double Crown Royals, I feel off my bar stool and I realized....I could have another drink just as easily right where I was!

Now, maybe it's not a miracle...but it sure as shit is enlightened!

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