Steve – How did you develop an understanding of the injury?

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Well, I am an EMT, I’m on the fire department right now, I was on the fire department before I got in my accident. I was an EMT already; I was actually in paramedic class, so I had a pretty good understanding of the body, and what happened. So, t... Show More

Well, I am an EMT, I’m on the fire department right now, I was on the fire department before I got in my accident. I was an EMT already; I was actually in paramedic class, so I had a pretty good understanding of the body, and what happened. So, they didn’t even actually tell me I was paralyzed, it was they told me what happened, and I kind of knew, I guess.

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Steve – How did you develop an understanding of the injury?
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Well, I am an EMT, I’m on the fire department right now, I was on the fire department before I got in my accident. I was an EMT already; I was actually in paramedic class, so I had a pretty good understanding of the body, and what happened. So, they didn’t even actually tell me I was paralyzed, it was they told me what happened, and I kind of knew, I guess.

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