High school senior paralyzed in scrimmage

Norm · 08-27-2006, 10:50 AM

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The Woodrow Wilson High football player was injured Friday, his mother said. He is at Cooper Hospital.

By Sam Carchidi

Inquirer Staff Writer

CAMDEN - Shykem Lawrence, 17, a senior football player at Woodrow Wilson High in Camden, was paralyzed after suffering a spinal-cord injury in a scrimmage against host Eastern on Friday night, his mother told The Inquirer last night.
Lawrence was breathing with the help of a ventilator last night at Cooper University Hospital in Camden, according to his mother, Alvinita Lawrence. A hospital spokeswoman said that because Shykem Lawrence was a minor, the hospital could not release information about his condition.

http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/sports/15372943.htm

betheny · 08-27-2006, 11:35 AM

Ack, c3. I hate seeing articles like this.

darkeyed_daisy · 08-27-2006, 05:29 PM

Me too Betheny.....I absolutely hate them.

One of my friends in High School was paralyzed in a car accident a couple of years before me. I really didnt really understand until I had my own.

All the more reason we need to find a cure.........kids dont deserve these injuries....not that any of the rest of us do but it is double hard knowing it is a kid. Makes me cringe!!!!!

Le Type Français · 08-27-2006, 09:47 PM

While it certainly saddens me to read tragic stories like this, I also get this feeling of safety in numbers. I guess I have this impression that the more lives SCI touches, the more people we have fighting for remedies and the cure.

Max · 08-29-2006, 10:24 PM

Complications delay surgery for injured player

http://www.courierpostonline.com/app...608290338/1006

Max · 08-29-2006, 10:37 PM

Wilson team returns to practice after injury

http://www.courierpostonline.com/app...608290337/1006

Max · 08-30-2006, 05:54 PM

Pray for Camden teen to emulate Taliaferro

http://www.courierpostonline.com/app...608300316/1046

08-27-2006, 11:35 AM	#2
betheny Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Oklahoma,USA Posts: 18,333	Ack, c3. I hate seeing articles like this. __________________ Blog: Does This Wheelchair Make My Ass Look Fat?

08-27-2006, 05:29 PM	#3
darkeyed_daisy Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: on the wings of a dragonfly Posts: 7,872	Me too Betheny.....I absolutely hate them. One of my friends in High School was paralyzed in a car accident a couple of years before me. I really didnt really understand until I had my own. All the more reason we need to find a cure.........kids dont deserve these injuries....not that any of the rest of us do but it is double hard knowing it is a kid. Makes me cringe!!!!! __________________ T12-L2; Burst fracture L1: Incomplete walking with AFO's and cane since 1989 My goal in life is to be as good of a person my dog already thinks I am. ~Author Unknown

08-29-2006, 10:24 PM	#5
Max Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Montreal,Province of Quebec, CANADA Posts: 15,036	Complications delay surgery for injured player Complications delay surgery for injured player http://www.courierpostonline.com/app...608290338/1006 __________________ http://stores.ebay.com/MAKSYM-Variety-Store

08-29-2006, 10:37 PM	#6
Max Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Montreal,Province of Quebec, CANADA Posts: 15,036	Wilson team returns to practice after injury Wilson team returns to practice after injury http://www.courierpostonline.com/app...608290337/1006 __________________ http://stores.ebay.com/MAKSYM-Variety-Store

08-30-2006, 05:54 PM	#7
Max Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Montreal,Province of Quebec, CANADA Posts: 15,036	Pray for Camden teen to emulate Taliaferro Pray for Camden teen to emulate Taliaferro http://www.courierpostonline.com/app...608300316/1046 __________________ http://stores.ebay.com/MAKSYM-Variety-Store

08-27-2006, 09:47 PM	#4
Le Type Français Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 25,850	While it certainly saddens me to read tragic stories like this, I also get this feeling of safety in numbers. I guess I have this impression that the more lives SCI touches, the more people we have fighting for remedies and the cure.

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