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Aug. 20th, 2008 01:22 amI got teary during the interview with Australian Anna Meares after she won silver in the women's track sprint cycling. And this is why what she did is so amazing:
The LA accident [the Los Angeles World Cup in January] almost killed her.
She was nursed back to health from a fractured C2 veterbrae, torn neck muscles, a dislocated right AC joint, torn tendons and ligaments, a badly bruised right hip and skin abrasions.
Doctors said she could easily have died or suffered quadraplegia. As it was, she broke her neck, damaging the veterbrae which controls breathing.
Chadwick had to help his wife wash her hair and comb it because she had little use of her arms, shoulders and neck.
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Never seen such happy silver and bronze medal winners as Aussie Sally McLellan and Canadian Priscilla Lopes-Schliep in the 110m hurdles. It was a joy watching them jumping up and down and hugging and laughing. And such a wonderful medal ceremony. The US gold medalist, Dawn Harper, was apparently the third on her team, so her win was just as unexpected. Three ecstatic women.
The LA accident [the Los Angeles World Cup in January] almost killed her.
She was nursed back to health from a fractured C2 veterbrae, torn neck muscles, a dislocated right AC joint, torn tendons and ligaments, a badly bruised right hip and skin abrasions.
Doctors said she could easily have died or suffered quadraplegia. As it was, she broke her neck, damaging the veterbrae which controls breathing.
Chadwick had to help his wife wash her hair and comb it because she had little use of her arms, shoulders and neck.
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Never seen such happy silver and bronze medal winners as Aussie Sally McLellan and Canadian Priscilla Lopes-Schliep in the 110m hurdles. It was a joy watching them jumping up and down and hugging and laughing. And such a wonderful medal ceremony. The US gold medalist, Dawn Harper, was apparently the third on her team, so her win was just as unexpected. Three ecstatic women.