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MARTHA!!

 Not much more I can say here, other than I wish that whole bicycle picture wasn’t in there.  I heart you, you Yankee Michigan Wolverine who kills Professionals on a regular basis…Call ME!

The Story that Keeps On Giving

I am a huge sports fan.  Basketball is my first love, but there is something about watching football on the weekend that just seems so right.  Anyway, this post will be about a great storyline that’s been going on in the NFL, but it will make you laugh even if you aren’t a football fan so bear with me.

The first week of the season in the NFL, Kevin Everett a “graduate” of Miami (does anyone ever really graduate that plays football there?) and a Buffalo Bill was severely injured while tackling someone.  He was taken off the field on a stretcher because he couldn’t move his arms or his legs and he was rushed to the hospital to receive emergency care, and eventually surgery.  Shortly after his surgery, a surgery that required the use of metal rods to secure Everett’s spine, the surgeon told the media that Everett’s prognosis for ever walking again was poor.  He said that it was a slim chance, if any, for Everett ever to regain feeling in his arms or legs.  (No, this isn’t the funny part, Steve!) 

Kevin Everett apparently wasn’t watching the press conference, though, because within a couple of days, reports coming out of the hospital indicated that Everett could feel his hands and arms and move his fingers.  With some additional testing, the same doctor came out to say that Everett would now most likely be able to walk again.  That would be cool enough, but apparently, doctors credit Everett’s miracle with an experimental procedure performed on Everett immediately after his injury that involved injecting a cooling agent around the spine.  Where was this procedure developed?  Everett’s alma mater, the University of Miami.  Who was one of the major donors to this research?  The owner of the Buffalo Bills.  I thought that was just a really cool way for life to come around.  If you really want to get in the spirit of this story, you should cue up your Lion King soundtrack to “Circle of Life” and just let Elton John make you feel all warm and fuzzy inside.  I will wait, but when you’re done, come back for the part of the story that will make you giggle.

Done?  Okay.  So Everett’s progress is being followed now by various news outlets.  He has been taken home to Houston to a rehab facility.  He has continued to make progress and medical folks think he’ll be walking soon.  So when ol’ Pat Murphy started reporting this story, I bet he didn’t think he’d be dealing with a live news snafu.  Thank you, youtube.  Sorry, Pat Murphy.  You will need sound for this clip (found via http://www.deadspin.com) :