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...Earl slid his own service revolver back into the holster, hoping to defuse the tension and thinking of his own son that age. After a few words, the child pulled the trigger, and a .32-caliber slug ripped through Earl's groin, coming to rest between the muscle and spine. Earl returned a single shot. The boy fell dead. "After I shot the kid, I rocked him in my arms," says Earl, his voice cracking. "I took something I can never give back. I went home three days later, saw my kids and burst out crying." The bullet still rests...
...equipment I know of will protect the cervical spine if kids use the wrong technique," contends Torg. The N.F.L., he argues, should set the example for safe play, since less experienced players are influenced by watching pro games. Frederick Mueller, a University of North Carolina physical-education professor who conducts annual surveys of catastrophic ) football injuries, says "announcers do a disservice" with their enthusiasm for particularly violent hits. "They're putting the wrong message across to young players...
Byrd faces the possibility of permanent paralysis from the chest down. But thanks to recent developments in treating spine injuries, he has a far better chance of retaining some control of his body than he would have if the accident had occurred two or three years ago. Within hours of his injury, the football player received two new treatments -- one of them not yet approved in the U.S. -- that could help limit the damage. Although the drugs cannot cure paralysis, they may conserve enough nerve function to make the difference between confinement to a wheelchair and being able to walk...
...tradition and continuity that the crown represents, something to be proud of in the post-World War II decades when Britain has had to settle for considerably less wealth and power. Finally, many Britons regard a threat to the monarchy as an abrogation of their constitution, the spine of their country. It is not just a matter of conservatism or liberalism. Says Peter Hennessy, professor of contemporary history at the University of London: "I am a man of the center left, but I know a blue-ribbon institution when...
Reich was born in 1946 with a rare condition later diagnosed as Fairbank's disease, in which the lower spine fuses and the upper legs don't grow properly. In June he had to undergo painful surgery on his hip joints; when he was a child, the condition and his size kept him from participating in sports. But he compensated by writing and illustrating his own books (starting at age six) and with music and humor and theater. He grew up in South Salem, New York, about 40 miles north of Manhattan, the son of Republican parents who owned...