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From: Joe.Chamberlain@f140.n150.z1.fidonet.org (Joe Chamberlain)
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Subject: Re: SPASMS
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Date: 23 Apr 91 20:34:10 GMT
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[This is from the Spinal Injury Conference]

 AJ> It should be noted that the news media claims that Willie Shoemaker
 AJ> suffered his injuries because of the involvement of alcohol.  What a

        A broken neck is a broken neck.  I have known people with
cord injuries resultant from gunshot, sking, swimming, motor
vehicles, rodeo, alcohol, mini-bikes, skateboards, wrestling, and
horseback riding.

        The bottom line is that they all were equal in a
wheelchair.  In surgery, the surgeon only sees the damaged cord,
not the face of the victim.  The blood is red, the babinski is
negative, and colnus is absent.

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