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After hearing the news, I found out he's actually been in a wheelchair since college, when he broke his neck in a swimming pool, and he doesn't have much use of
by danschumann 8y ago
After hearing the news, I found out he's actually been in a wheelchair since college, when he broke his neck in a swimming pool, and he doesn't have much use of his arms. His story is pretty courageous from that stand point.
- ygarsoxa 8y agoYes, to finish medical school after something like that is pretty amazing!
- stvswn 8y agoHe did a lot in his life, wheelchair and all. He off to a great career in medicine (chief psychiatry resident at Massachussetts General) before he became a policy adviser to the Carter administration and then later a speechwriter for Mondale, which pushed him towards political commentary. A life well-lived.
- slavik81 8y ago> he broke his neck in a swimming pool This seems to be an understated danger. Whenever I hear about a young person confined to a wheelchair, it seems as likely as not that their mistake was diving headfirst into unexpectedly shallow water.
- danschumann 8y agoMy old college neighbor did the same thing, drunk at a 3rd friends wedding. He's in a wheelchair now. One more thing a parent has to stress.