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TEENAGER PARALYZED BY BULLET JOINS OTHER
JACKSON REHABILITATION HOSPITAL SPINAL CORD INJURY PATIENTS AT PICNIC
Paraplegic Aaron Willis will handcycle, help prepare lunch and swim in the ocean
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In December, 15-year-old Aaron Willis was bike riding in Miami’s Wynwood neighborhood when someone in a car shot him in the back. Aaron, a former football player at Booker T. Washington High, was left paralyzed. After several weeks at Holtz Children’s Hospital at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center, Aaron began therapy at Jackson Rehabilitation Hospital.
As part of his recreation therapy, Aaron will join other patients with spinal cord injuries – from car and bicycle crashes, and gun violence – for an outing at Crandon Park. Joined by their families, the patients will cook a barbecue lunch, handcycle on a bike path at the park and swim in the ocean.
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Who:
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Aaron Willis and other spinal cord injury patients from Jackson Rehabilitation Hospital; Katherine Beaton, Aaron Willis’ mother; Cathy Herring, Jackson Rehabilitation Hospital recreation therapist; other Jackson rehabilitation staff.
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What:
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The recreation therapy program at Jackson Rehabilitation Hospital aims at helping patients with spinal cord injuries and traumatic brain injuries become more independent as they re-enter society following their injuries.
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When:
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May
02, 2013, 10:30 a.m.- 2:00 p.m.
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Where:
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Crandon Park
South Beach Parking Lot
6747 Crandon Blvd.
Key Biscayne, FL 33149
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Editor’s Note:
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Please contact Jennifer if you plan to attend.
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Jackson Health System
1611 N.W. 12th Avenue Miami, FL 33136
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