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Injury Report

Date: June 29, 2002
Time: 2:00 AM
Place: Braymer, Missouri
Patient: 18-year-old male, recent high school graduate
Factors: Single car crash, car careened over bridge, not wearing seatbelt, laid face down in creek for two days
Diagnosis: T-6, T-7 spinal cord injury
Prognosis: Paraplegic, never walk again
Pre-Injury Life
 
Interests: Sports, hanging out with friends, girls and EATING!
Goals/Dreams: Play college basketball, become a coach after college
Best Description: Had college basketball scholarship, popular, always on the go, role model for youth

Troy post-injury

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Post-Injury Life
 
Interests: Attending college, being a strong player on the University of Missouri-Columbia Wheelchair Basketball team
Goals/Dreams: Graduate from college, excel as a motivational speaker and wheelchair basketball player, coach younger kids in basketball, help as many kids as possible live out their dreams
What I Miss The Most: Playing basketball
   
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