Everetts injury is pretty bad...

i've read lots of articles today about his injury and so far the news is not good-- his dr told him he had about 5 to 10 % chance of walking again -- after the surgery the dr said that the procedure went well and that the spinal cord and the spinal column were both 100% intact so for those of us who do pray and believe that prayer can change things , we'll continue to pray for this young man and his family - i can't even imagine what emotions they must be dealing with

Definately will pray/hope for the guy. If the spinal cord is 100% intact, my guess is that it was severely traumatized and scar tissue is forming on the cord which is disrupting signals to the rest of his body.

Hopefully , every sports fan will have Mr. Everett and his family in their thoughts and prayers . Hopefully he can recover enough to live a good healthy long life . I believe the Ny Jets D. Byrd is still walking and has a couple of kids , hopefully Everett can also ! Lets hope to never see that again . Glad to see that Sheriff and Jsarno are doing well after your injuries , stay safe and stay strong !

Not cool...not cool at all. I hope he gets better quickly, and can at least gain enough mobility to have a normal life again. Prayers are with him and his...

I suffered a somewhat similar injury in a car accident. I was temporarily knocked out (a few seconds to a minute), fractured some vertebrae, my cord was compressed by a disc, and I had to have emergency surgery to put donor bone, a titanium plate and a few screws in my neck. After I started to regain feeling, I wanted to lose it....had to be the most awful pain I ever felt. Obviously, I recovered alright, but I can distinctly recall the fear I felt when I was laying in the ER/OR totally immobilized and being told by the doctor that they had to operate or I could die. I was so damn scared that I cried; something I hadn't done in public since I was about 5.

I can't begin to express how sorry I felt for Everett when I saw the re-play. As I said in another thread, I am agnostic, but I'm praying for the guy. I hope others do as well.

OMG! That sounds like a terrible thing to go through. Glad you made a full recovery bro. And I will pray that Everett has the same fate that you had.

having a severe injury like the sheriff or this young man have had is no fun.i have a plate in my back from spinal fusion surgery,and that hurt like hell.when i was a sr in high school,a kid from salem virginia named chance crawford was
paralyzed from the waist down after lowering his head during a tackle.one of my best friends was the guy he ran into,and it changed his life so much that he actually went to school 12 years and is now a great neurologist.i really feel for this young man,i'm sure getting paralyzed like this was the last thing he ever thought about when he went to make the tackle sunday.he's so lucky that he is in a position to have the best medical care in the world now and on the field when he was hurt.i'm praying for this kid,and i hope god touches him and we all read about his miracle recovery in his biography soon.

Hopefully , every sports fan will have Mr. Everett and his family in their thoughts and prayers . Hopefully he can recover enough to live a good healthy long life . I believe the Ny Jets D. Byrd is still walking and has a couple of kids , hopefully Everett can also ! Lets hope to never see that again . Glad to see that Sheriff and Jsarno are doing well after your injuries , stay safe and stay strong !

While I appreciate the sentiment, mine was a normal injury with no repercussions, not like Sheriff. I was just showing that it scared the shit out of me and mine was for literally 1 second...I can't imagine it lasting as long as it has with everett or anyone else.
The doctor for everett said he has a 5-10% chance of getting full motion back. That sucks, but at least there is a chance.
Makes you wish Stem Cell research wasn't cut.

ESPN just reported that, as the sedation is wearing off, Everett is able to move his hands and legs. Although he cannot move them normally, which is to be expected, his Dr. is optimistic that Everett will walk again.

PS - Thanks jsarno and others who said nice things about me and my injury. I'm 90% back and I pray Everett recovers as well, if not better.

Sportscenter just announced an update on Everett's condition.
GOOD NEWS...the doctor announced after releasing his sedation he has movement of his arms and legs and the doctor is certain he will walk again!!!
He also said he is confident he will walk out of the hospital!!!
EXCELLENT NEWS!

Sportscenter just announced an update on Everett's condition.
GOOD NEWS...the doctor announced after releasing his sedation he has movement of his arms and legs and the doctor is certain he will walk again!!!
He also said he is confident he will walk out of the hospital!!!
EXCELLENT NEWS!

I heard the same thing on my lunch break. Great news I just hope it stays that way.

I heard the same thing on my lunch break. Great news I just hope it stays that way.



Great news.


A link:

Neurosurgeon: Bills' Kevin Everett moved arms and legs, which means he could walk again - NFL - Yahoo! Sports (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ap-bills-everetthurt&prov=ap&type=lgns)