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Donald McNeil suffered a spinal injury during a greco match in the summer of his sophomore year. To put the severity of the injury into perspective, roughly ten thousand people suffer from an injury like this each year, and only 77 come out with fully recovered. After his injury, he was hearing terms like paraplegia tossed around him in the hospital. In this episode, he elaborates on the injury, the rehab process, and what it felt like having wrestling success after such a life changing event. One of the most inspiring wrestling comeback stories I've ever heard. Be sure to give this one a listen.
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Donald McNeil suffered a spinal injury during a greco match in the summer of his sophomore year. To put the severity of the injury into perspective, roughly ten thousand people suffer from an injury like this each year, and only 77 come out with fully recovered. After his injury, he was hearing terms like paraplegia tossed around him in the hospital. In this episode, he elaborates on the injury, the rehab process, and what it felt like having wrestling success after such a life changing event. One of the most inspiring wrestling comeback stories I've ever heard. Be sure to give this one a listen.