“Life is what happens to you while you are busy making other plans.”
– John Lennon

Faces of Long Island

Interviewed by Starr Fuentes, Newsday, December 31, 2023

‘I am truly doing all the things I never thought I could do — and you can, too.’

“In 1970, as a typical college student at Cornell University, I had dreams of a fulfilling life. One night while at a cabin with my football teammates, I attempted to cook without knowledge of a pilot light. This led to a gas explosion, miraculously leaving me unharmed.

“I remember lying in bed that night thinking how lucky I was. I remember thinking, ‘If I can survive an explosion like that without being injured, I can survive anything. Nothing can happen to me. I must be invincible!’ However, my luck soon turned when the next day, I broke my neck while playing football at Cornell University, leaving me paralyzed.

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