May 19th, 1999... Had a crane at work break a boom hoist cable dropping a 3 & 1/2 ton steel lift barge cover about 20' down upon me followed by the the 9 ton crane boom, bounced me off the barge I was working on into the Mississippi River, got sucked under the fleet of barges & popped up at the tail of the fleet 4 & 1/2 minutes later. Bad day to be at work, that's about all I can say. T-11 paraplegic, neurologically a T-8 due to rods... I was an all around athlete prior, so I feel ya there. But after 13 years, the athlete in me is long gone. I find difficulties in finding things that work for me hdcp wise because I'm 6'7" & 315lbs+ (been a while since I've gotten on scales).
But hang in there, it's a tough road to haul being paralyzed, but it does beat the alternative.