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01-17-2007, 10:29 AM
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Parete due at noted rehab center
Weather permitting, she will fly today to New Jersey facility where Reeve was treated
By MAKI BECKER
News Staff Reporter
1/15/2007
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Patricia Parete is expected to fly to New Jersey today.
Patricia Parete, the Buffalo police officer who survived being shot in the spine nearly six weeks ago, will be headed to the same rehabilitation center where "Superman" star Christopher Reeve was treated, her friends and family announced Sunday.
Weather permitting, Parete, who just turned 42, will be flying to the renowned Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation in West Orange, N.J., this morning.
"In my opinion, she couldn't be going to a better place," said Lt. John King, a good friend of Parete who has been shuttling her mother from her home to the hospital every day since the Dec. 5 shooting.
She is scheduled to take a Mercy Flight helicopter from Erie County Medical Center to Buffalo Niagara International Airport. From there, a fixed-wing Mercy Flight plane will take her to New Jersey.
On board with her will be her companion of 11/2 years, Maryellen Opalinski, King said.
"Patty is very eager to start her rehab," King said. He added that she knows that if there's too much snow or ice, her trip may be delayed.
"This is the second step," he said of Parete's road to rehabilitation. "This is where she'll find out about her situation."
Parete suffered a traumatic injury to her spine in the shooting.
Police say a teenager who was on juvenile probation shot Parete in the face. The suspect, Varner Harris, also shot Parete's partner, Officer Carl Andolina, but his injuries were much less severe.
The bullet that struck Parete pierced her chin and then traveled to the spine.
Parete due at noted rehab center
Weather permitting, she will fly today to New Jersey facility where Reeve was treated
By MAKI BECKER
News Staff Reporter
1/15/2007
Click to view larger picture
Patricia Parete is expected to fly to New Jersey today.
Patricia Parete, the Buffalo police officer who survived being shot in the spine nearly six weeks ago, will be headed to the same rehabilitation center where "Superman" star Christopher Reeve was treated, her friends and family announced Sunday.
Weather permitting, Parete, who just turned 42, will be flying to the renowned Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation in West Orange, N.J., this morning.
"In my opinion, she couldn't be going to a better place," said Lt. John King, a good friend of Parete who has been shuttling her mother from her home to the hospital every day since the Dec. 5 shooting.
She is scheduled to take a Mercy Flight helicopter from Erie County Medical Center to Buffalo Niagara International Airport. From there, a fixed-wing Mercy Flight plane will take her to New Jersey.
On board with her will be her companion of 11/2 years, Maryellen Opalinski, King said.
"Patty is very eager to start her rehab," King said. He added that she knows that if there's too much snow or ice, her trip may be delayed.
"This is the second step," he said of Parete's road to rehabilitation. "This is where she'll find out about her situation."
Parete suffered a traumatic injury to her spine in the shooting.
Police say a teenager who was on juvenile probation shot Parete in the face. The suspect, Varner Harris, also shot Parete's partner, Officer Carl Andolina, but his injuries were much less severe.
The bullet that struck Parete pierced her chin and then traveled to the spine.