Reshape Your Reality: An Inspirational Story

After a football accident left one young man paralyzed, he found the power of positivity

Chris and Emily Norton Sarah Kate

“Get up, Norty. Come on, man. Let’s go,” my teammate Josh Patterson said as he stood over me.

The play was over, the pile had cleared, and the rest of the team was jogging toward our sideline. I told my arms to push off the ground, but nothing happened. Instead, I lay there facedown, motionless. Panic struck all at once as I realized I couldn’t feel my arms or my legs. I couldn’t feel the ground underneath my body. I couldn’t feel anything below my neck.