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Injury Report

Date: September 11, 1984
Time: 5:00 PM
Place: Olathe, Kansas
Patient: 14-year-old male
Factors: Did not heed warnings from coaches, broke neck playing football
Diagnosis: C-4, C-5 spinal cord injury, Central Cord Syndrome
Prognosis: Limited recovery

Pre-Injury Life
 
Interests: Sports, sports and sports!
Goals/Dreams: Baseball player
Best Description: Sports were my life
   

Joe post-injury

 
Post-Injury Life
 
Interests: Sports, golf, speaking
Goals/Dreams: Professional speaker
What I Miss The Most: My upper
body strength

 

Joe pre-injury

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