We have all heard about the horrific injury suffered by Buffalo Bills’ tight end Kevin Everett, and if you haven’t, here the situation. While playing on the kickoff coverage team during the Bills’ season opener, Everett was involved in a major collision in which he suffered a major spinal injury. Everett was taken to the hospital where the doctors began to perform surgery almost immediately, saying that the injury was actually life-threatening. Afterwards, most people were confident that Kevin would be alright, but the doctors were very doubtful that he would ever walk again, claiming that he was paralyzed from the neck down. However; according to several sources, including AP writer Juan Lozano, leading doctors are saying that it is not only possible, but very likely that we could see Everett walking again in as little as a few weeks (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070921/ap_on_sp_fo_ne/fbn_bills_everett_hurt;_ylt=AtKjYnqo6P.eqXP8k_YhoKoLMxIF). Throughout the entire time he has been in the hospital, Kevin has been reported as being in “great spirits” and he has been bombarded by cards and letters of support. Now it is obvious that Kevin Everett was in (prior to his injury) better physical condition than the average person, but could the fact that he has had so much support and remained in a positive state of mind, been a contributing factor to his speedy recovery? I have my own personal experience being around a person with a spinal injury, my father, who is paralyzed from the waist down and has been in a wheelchair for over three years. He too has constantly said that he is going to get out of that chair, although he has yet to make any progress, he has not lost hope. Everett on the other hand is recovering very well from an injury that was technically worse than that of my father’s (Everett’s injury was higher up towards his neck). Could it simply be a case of luck, or is it that Kevin’s physical condition, web of support, and “great spirits”, has lead him towards what seems to be an almost full recovery. So my question is, by not only getting in shape, but by having people to provide support, and by thinking positively; can the average person provide themselves with a better opportunity to stay healthy and injury free, or can doing these things help someone recover from an injury or health problem? I think it can….
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Friday, September 21, 2007
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