James Shepherd set out on a backpacking trip around the world in 1973 after graduating from the University of Georgia. While bodysurfing off a beach in Rio de Janeiro, he nearly drowned when a wave slammed his body against the ocean floor. James, who was 22 at the time, was instantly paralyzed from the neck down.
Today, the Shepherd Center, which he and his family founded and still run, is one of the nation's leading rehabilitation hospitals, specializing in the treatment of people with spinal cord injuries, acquired brain injuries, multiple sclerosis and other neurological conditions.
In this podcast, James Shepherd recounts his devastating injury and the inspiring life he has led since.
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