Katherine is a close friend of mine from school - the kind who knew you at 12 and will know you at 112, (pending significant medical advancement, of course) regardless of how much you see each other.
A year and a half ago, in September '05, while on holiday in Portugal, Katherine's boyfriend dived head first into the sea from his feet and broke his neck at C5 which has left him paralysed from the chest down, with little movement in his arms.
His family, his friends and Katherine are absolutely amazing. On that note, I send a giant 'Big Up' to all of them. "Big-Up"? Is there no better rallying, incitational, morale-boosting one-worder than that???
To say more than this right now would be to risk a 5,000 word blog posting. I think it is fair to say that 'touching on' a topic like this is nigh on impossible.
It's strange... I don't even really know the guy, but I care deeply for his recovery and have nothing but admiration for him and all who know him.
And that extends to spinal injury sufferers across the world. By the age of 24, three of my close circle of friends had been affected in some way by spinal injury.
It is a dreadful business but one that we can help now and fix next.
Medical advancements are what will get James back on his feet... research is moving fast both in the States and the UK and it is hoped that clinical trials for potential treatments will start as early as this year.
It is a question of 'when', not 'if'.
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Its always sad to hear about stories like this on holiday, especially when its to do with brain or spinal injury. Hope he can benefit from research and there is a miraculous cure to help him regain a better quality of life.
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