Spinal Cord Injury Patient Walks And Talks About His Journey: Facebook Live

Hollywood, FL - The captain of the high school lacrosse team suddenly found himself on the field unable to move his arms or legs.
Doctors would later determine a blunt blow to the back of his spine left Chase Lalonde essentially paralyzed from the chest down.
On March 2nd, rescue workers flew the 16-year-old across the state of Florida to Memorial Regional Hospital where the Westminster Academy student withstood hours of trauma surgery.
Following the surgery, Chase underwent weeks of physical therapy at Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital, working hard on trying to achieve everyday physical feats many take for granted.
This week, Chase will be doing something even his medical team remains inspired and surprised about: walk out of the hospital on his own.
Chase and his family reunited with his medical team, surgeons and physical therapists during a press conference in the lobby of Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital.
His miraculous recovery has inspired many throughout his high school in Fort Lauderdale and on social media where even strangers have rallied behind him since the fateful March 2nd lacrosse game in Immokalee, Florida.
Doctors say Chase suffered an unfortunate blow to the back of his neck between his shoulder pads and his helmet. The injury created a herniated disc and rendered him an incomplete quadriplegic. Chase, his family and his doctors will describe Chase’s journey at the press conference.