I'm happy that you all enjoyed hearing about him. On Fri, Aug 10, 2012 at 12:38 PM, Eric Rex <[email protected]> wrote:
> That was a beautiful story, Joe. Thanks > > As Always, ER > > http://groups.google.com/group/omnisport > http://speedorex.blogspot.com/ > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Triathletepix/ > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Lee Barry <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Sunday, August 5, 2012 4:01 PM > *Subject:* Re: [omnisport:20083] Omni Guys Olympics Special Edition > > VERY NICE STORY JOE! thanks for sharing it with us buddy! > cheers! > > -----Original Message----- > From: Joe Copeland > Sent: Saturday, August 04, 2012 4:20 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [omnisport:20066] Omni Guys Olympics Special Edition > > > Let's talk about an olympian from Ireland on Team GB. His name is Keiran > Behan and he's a gymnast. He's a small guy, as many gymnasts are, standing > at 5'4". He's a talented gymnast, with a string of medals in addition to a > spot on the olympic team. But it's the challenges he overcame in getting > to that spot that make such a remarkable story. > > When he was six, he discovered gymnastics and with the enthusiasm of a > child, he took to it with an almost single minded purpose. When he was 10, > he found a lump on his left leg that turned out to be a benign tumor. A > bad decision during the surgery left him with nerve damage and a prognosis > of life in a wheel chair. His leg was so painful, simply touching it would > reduce him to tears. He was known as "the cripple" at school and bullied > by the other boys. He toughed it out and fifteen months later he was not > only walking, but back in gymnastics and doing better than before his > operation. However, eight months later, during a routine on the horizontal > bar, he somehow smacked the back of his head against the metal bar and fell > unconscious to the floor. He sustained an injury to the brain and inner > ear that left him constantly dizzy and prone to spontaneous black outs. > Simply turning his head to look over his shoulder too quickly would cause > him to black out. With his mother's help, nearly two years later, he > regained his balance, his hand to eye coordination, relearned all the > simplest tasks such as walking, eating, writing, and was back to > gymnastics. Since then, his life has been a series of injuries sustained > in his sport, some which came close to causing him to quit. At one point, > he had been in the hospital so many times, the doctors were concerned he > was being abused. He kept at it, and earned a spot on the olympic team, > despite the doctors and psychiatrists who told him he'd never walk again. > Quite a spirit. > > -- > > Take a moment and view my blog! http://hohcopelandwj.wordpress.com/ > > > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "omnisport" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/omnisport?hl=en. > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "omnisport" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/omnisport?hl=en. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "omnisport" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/omnisport?hl=en. > -- Take a moment and view my blog! http://hohcopelandwj.wordpress.com/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "omnisport" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/omnisport?hl=en.
