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Ep 023 Spinal Cord Injury – Dr. James Perdue, Professor of Perseverance
James was a normal 19-year-old with expectation of playing professional baseball, the major leagues. He was attending Martin Methodist College in Pulaski, Tennessee on a baseball scholarship. He had the attitude of being invincible. After only being in college for two week and playing one college game in the fall, unexpected tragedy came a calling.
On September 11, 1983, James became a quadriplegic, dislocating three vertebrae in his neck, from playing a football game. The doctor said, "James, I'm sorry. You'll never walk again and you might be paralyzed from your neck down." Later, the doctor advised his family to place him in a nursing home; he would be too much of a burden for them to take care.
00:01 James Perdue Opening Statement
03:00 Introduction Dr. James Perdue
04:07 James Story
26:57 Depression
30:07 Support System
33:34 Staying Positive
36:33 James Motivational Statement
To learn more about James, visit Professor of Perseverance. You may also contact him through email, [email protected] or call 615 – 336 – 2181
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James was a normal 19-year-old with expectation of playing professional baseball, the major leagues. He was attending Martin Methodist College in Pulaski, Tennessee on a baseball scholarship. He had the attitude of being invincible. After only being in college for two week and playing one college game in the fall, unexpected tragedy came a calling.
On September 11, 1983, James became a quadriplegic, dislocating three vertebrae in his neck, from playing a football game. The doctor said, "James, I'm sorry. You'll never walk again and you might be paralyzed from your neck down." Later, the doctor advised his family to place him in a nursing home; he would be too much of a burden for them to take care.
00:01 James Perdue Opening Statement
03:00 Introduction Dr. James Perdue
04:07 James Story
26:57 Depression
30:07 Support System
33:34 Staying Positive
36:33 James Motivational Statement
To learn more about James, visit Professor of Perseverance. You may also contact him through email, [email protected] or call 615 – 336 – 2181