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Big Wave Surfer Shawn Dollar Breaks Neck Surfing in Big Sur
NBC Bay Area ^
| Wednesday, Sep 9, 2015
Posted on 09/09/2015 9:59:35 PM PDT by nickcarraway
A Northern California surfer who holds the Guinness World Record for the largest wave ever paddled into broke his neck in four places during a surfing accident.
The Santa Cruz Sentinel reports that Shawn Dollar also incurred head trauma and a concussion when he hit a rock in Big Sur on Monday.
He is in stable condition and said in a news release he expects to make a full recovery.
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To: nickcarraway
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posted on
09/09/2015 10:02:24 PM PDT
by
RBStealth
(--raised by wolves, disciplined and educated by nuns, and kneeling at the feet of Mary)
To: nickcarraway
I don’t think that’s supposed to happen. He goofed somewhere.
/silly
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posted on
09/09/2015 10:16:01 PM PDT
by
Jemian
(War Eagle!)
To: nickcarraway
“He is in stable condition and said in a news release he expects to make a full recovery.”
‘He said.’ What do his doctors say?
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posted on
09/09/2015 10:18:53 PM PDT
by
PLMerite
("The issue is never the issue. The issue is the Revolution.")
To: PLMerite
“He is in stable condition and said in a news release he expects to make a full recovery.”
‘He said.’ What do his doctors say?
It can happen. Happened to me with a crush injury. He is very lucky, however he is in for a lot of severe pain and rehab.
Two years ago in May I had my surgery. I'm just now back to almost 100 percent. I'm not sure about the full recovery. Depending on the break, he will have some loss of strength on his upper extremities, particularly on one side. It may not be noticeable to the people around him, but he sure as heck will know.
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posted on
09/09/2015 10:33:10 PM PDT
by
PA Engineer
(Liberate America from the Occupation Media. #2ndAmendmentMatters)
To: PA Engineer
My neck was broken over 25 years by a guy who didn’t see a stop sign and hit me doing 60 miles an hr. I have had major healing thank you Jesus but still have neck issues everyday.
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posted on
09/10/2015 12:34:20 AM PDT
by
free_life
(If you ask Jesus to forgive you and to save you, He will.)
To: free_life
My neck was broken over 25 years by a guy who didn’t see a stop sign and hit me doing 60 miles an hr. I have had major healing thank you Jesus but still have neck issues everyday.
The technology and methods have changed a lot. It is major surgery, however it is now a 23 hour admission and there may be a good neurosurgeon specializing in the new methods around. No one should be suffering neck issues now. If it was me, I would look into it.
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posted on
09/10/2015 12:56:30 AM PDT
by
PA Engineer
(Liberate America from the Occupation Media. #2ndAmendmentMatters)
To: nickcarraway
Good thing he has Obamacare.... >Snicker<
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posted on
09/10/2015 2:12:12 AM PDT
by
Bullish
(Face it, insanity is just not presidential.)
To: nickcarraway
Lucky to be alive, considering the power of those waves.
To: nickcarraway
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posted on
09/10/2015 7:51:55 AM PDT
by
kitchen
To: nickcarraway
With his luck he will go back surfing and get eaten by a shark.
To: PA Engineer
Ok thank you I will talk to my Dr about it, but it may be that because my injury extents to the brain stem C1 thru C4 that it is inoperable, that is what I was told years ago, too dangerous to operate there. Maybe that has changed. Thanks for taking the time to suggest this.
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posted on
09/10/2015 3:35:51 PM PDT
by
free_life
(If you ask Jesus to forgive you and to save you, He will.)
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