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11 Sep 2007
Report: Everett Moving Arms, Legs
The result we were all hoping for is a bit closer. Buffalo backup tight end Kevin Everett, who sufferered a spinal injury on a kickoff return in the Bills' opener, is moving his arms and legs after surgery. Dr. Andrew Cappuccino, who performed the surgery, said that Everett's ability to respond to commands was encouraging. Dr. Barth Green, chairman of the department of neurological surgery at the University of Miami school of medicine, said this to the Associated Press: "Based on our experience, the fact that he's moving so well, so early after such a catastrophic injury, means he will walk again. It's totally spectacular, totally unexpected." Not all of the damage has been repaired, but it appears that the worst is over.
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In an interview with ESPN, Green said he is confident that Everett "will walk out of the hospital."
Fantastic news.
I read one of the reasons for his recovery is that the Bills orthopedic surgeon injected cold saline into Everett's system, which induces some kind of limited hypothermia and prevents damage due to swelling and moving.
Amazing.
I really don't want to jinx it, but this case could be a shining example of how far we've come in treating paralysis victims, or potential victims.
That is great news. And I'll be the first to say Dr. Cappuccino is a great name.
First: this excellent news
Second: This Dr. Cappuccino, is he Mr. Coffee's better educated brother?
Pardon my French, but this is fucking awesome.
AWESOME. That's great. Hopefully they'll list a place where we can send some letters of encouragement. (Assuming he wants them.)
Part of it is indeed progress (the cold saline is interesting, though Im unsure how much it'd help swelling, it might be useful in point of impact stuff until stablization), and part of it is that he's a very lucky man.
He was able to be injured in a way that didn't cause anything unrecoverable at the moment of trauma. I'm pretty happy for him, C3/4 is horrendous.
That's amazing news.
Wonderful. Fingers crossed.
the cold saline is interesting, though Im unsure how much it’d help swelling, it might be useful in point of impact stuff until stablization
Just a completely random guess here: ice is frequently used to stop swelling of minor injuries, but since it's hard to put an ice pack inside someone's body, I would suspect that the cold saline was meant to have the same sort of effect.
Still, I'm no doctor, so take that with a grain of salt...or a few millileters of saline. ;)
Alex: That's exactly how the doctor described it, so I'd say you've got the right idea.
Great news for Everett. Kudos are also due to Bills owner Ralph Wilson, who had been a major financial supporter of the Miami Project, and hence is (partially, indirectly) responsible for the level of care which Everett received.
This is fantastic news.
Super news! That cheered me up. Just great news.
On a related topic, anybody know what former Jet Dennis Byrd is up to these days? IIRC, he recovered most of his mobility within a year or so, no? There was some Jets game that he made an appearance at walking with canes and braces, but a lot better than rolling in an electric chair.
Great News!
Awesome. It was so depressing to see the clips of the injury and all...I really hope this doesn't turn out false.
Thank God. Terrific news.
Completely relieved. I also wonder what these last few days have been like for the Broncos and Dominick Hixon.
This is perhaps only of interest to me. But with football season starting again, I fired up my copy of Madden and began simulating Seahawks seasons, for no particular reason. I'd simulate a season, marvel at Ashworth's 99 overall rating Hasslebecks 49 TDs, Shauns 2200 yards. Somewhere around 2011 I was looking over the roster resigning what I consider to be certain iconic Seahawk players, and I saw Kevin Everett staring back at me. That was a little unsettling. The odds of the cpu picking him up after Itulu Milli autoretired were probably pretty high. But there was something about seeing his face, in a virtual 2011 perenial superbowl contender. Even with what appears to be the best of outcomes, he's really lost a lot. Obviously, it's great news, and in my own limited extent I'm thankfull he's just alive. But that just hit me for some reason.
Madden can get eerie like that sometimes. From simple things (Ricky Williams) to criminals (MIchael Vick, Rae Carruth), to tragedies (Damien Nash, Darrent Williams), suddenly a year-old copy of Madden presents a really different view of the NFL.
Good luck to Kevin Everett and his family. Hopefully this bit of good news is a sign of things to come.
Amazing news. My wife is a therapist in a rehabilitation hospital and works with spinal cord patients everyday. She is also a huge football fan and was just devastated to hear about Everett's injury. I'm just now hearing about what a wonderful recovery he seems to be making. I cant wait to her my wife's insights on this. Truly great news!
Might have been a steroid injection. I had one of those when I was injured back in 1990. That's been a common treatment for years.
#7:
http://www.buffalobills.com/KevinEverett.jsp
Not that Kevin will get to read this, but best of luck to you, Everett. I know things look like dreary at first, but people that are one day given 1% chances to live come back and live amazing lives. I pray you're one of those great stories, inspiring young injured footballers in 2014 or something.
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