Desoto Football Player Paralyzed

[PirateParent2011]

Just saw on the news...a Desoto sophomore football player was injured during spring drills and is paralyzed. Please keep this young man and his family, team & school in your prayers.

http://www.myfoxdfw.com/dpp/news/education/DeSoto_Football_Player_Seriou

[wizenbud]

Man.... that sux.:(

He & his family will be in our prayers.

[E-Vol-ution]

Every parent's nightmare.........we pray for the young man, his family and friends.
Just saw on the news...a Desoto sophomore football player was injured during spring drills and is paralyzed. Please keep this young man and his family, team & school in your prayers.

[Red Raider Rick]

We will keep the entire DeSoto family in our prayers here. Please keep us updated.

[JagFan]

We will keep this young man and his family in our prayers. Thanks for posting it.

[Gator4ever]

I'm really sorry to hear this and wish him and the family and also the entire community the best of all things.

Gator4ever

[su4c]

I heard from a player today that he's supposedly going to be able to walk again. I'll try and get some more details on his condition Monday.

[PirateParent2011]

Good News!


DeSoto football player shows improvement after being paralyzed


03:46 PM CDT on Monday, May 11, 2009


By BRIAN DAVIS / The Dallas Morning News
brdavis@dallasnews.com (brdavis@dallasnews.com)

DeSoto sophomore Corey Borner is starting to regain feeling in his extremities less than a week after he was paralyzed from the neck down in a collision at football practice.
Borner, a 16-year-old defensive back, came up and hit a receiver during a junior varsity team scrimmage last Wednesday. Borner made the tackle with his head up, but "it just had some unfortunate results," DeSoto coach Claude Mathis said.
Doctors fused three of Borner's vertebrae together during a seven-hour surgery at Parkland Hospital last week. It's unclear what Borner's long-term prognosis may be.
Mathis visited with Borner on Monday and said the player's upbeat spirit has been inspirational.
"He's got to be one of the toughest kids I've seen in my life," Mathis said. "He's upbeat and so positive about this whole situation right now. Some people would throw in the white towel and just give up, not Corey. He's just unbelievable."
DeSoto spokesperson Beth Trimble said the family is working on setting up a fund to help defray some of Borner's medical costs. Those plans should be finalized Tuesday.
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[J-Rock Mom]

My thoughts and prayers are with him, from what I read he is an inspiration...

[Gator4ever]

Really good news.....

[dada]

That's Great news!

[su4c]

More good news...

Corey left Room 415 at Baylor Institute for Rehabilitation around 10:30 a.m. Tuesday and headed home. Only this time, Corey's father had to unhinge the storm door so two Baylor assistants could lift Corey over a small step and get his motorized wheelchair through the front door.

Corey then did what most teenagers do. He parked in front of the TV and got something to eat.

He still can't move his lower body, but he can raise his arms enough to put on a shirt and a baseball hat. Corey is using a pencil to operate his cellphone, and while he can't shake your hand, he can, as DeSoto football coach Claude Mathis said, "Give you some dap."

"I know I'm going to walk again," Corey said in his first interview since the accident. "I don't let it get to me. I'm real determined. That's why I have a smile on my face every day."

It's that attitude that captivated Corey's doctors, physical therapists and an army of visitors, including former Cowboy Terrell Owens, University of Texas football coach Mack Brown and state Attorney General Greg Abbott, who's partially paralyzed.

Word about Corey spread quickly. He received something from Texas A&M, Baylor, Nebraska, Army and the Vanderbilt basketball team, and even got a jacket from the Los Angeles Lakers.

People may have heard about Corey after visiting Rich Behm, the Cowboys scouting assistant who was paralyzed from the waist down when the team's practice facility collapsed. "He was in Room 400," Charlotte Borner said.

Owens and Buffalo Bills teammate Donte Whitner brought an entourage up to the fourth floor and took over the family room at Baylor. They gave Corey autographed jerseys, a signed NFL game ball and a framed picture.

Brown gave Corey his watch, along with an autographed UT hat. The coach told Corey that the next time he calls, Corey had better be able to lift his arms and see what time it is.

"One thing I learned from spending time with him is that he is a kid that will never give up," Brown said. "He's a very courageous and tough young man."

http://www.hsgametime.com/dfw/sharedcontent/dws/spt/highschools/football/stories/070109dnspodesotoplayerhsgt.232f1454.html

[KattTx]

Good news indeed. :)

[OakTreeUp-n-Out]

Owens and Buffalo Bills teammate Donte Whitner brought an entourage up to the fourth floor and took over the family room at Baylor. They gave Corey autographed jerseys, a signed NFL game ball and a framed picture.

I'm no TO fan, but that's a cool move.

[cane19]

This is a fear that looms in the back of my mind with all 3 of my boys playing football. The hits seem to be much harder than when I played.

I am impressed with his attitude and my prayers are with him.

[marcusdrillmom]

This is a truly inspirational young man. My prayers for his continued improvement.

[PirateParent2011]

What an inspiration! Really glad to hear Corey is showing some signs of improvement. We continue to pray for his complete recovery.

[Slim-Rob]

Good luck to him! It's nice to see all the stuff he is receiving as well, hope he pushes through and can walk again one day :)

[Bro. Malcolm X]

Giving All Honor and Praise to God the Father. I thank HIM for his Grace. I thank HIM for his Mercy. I thank HIM for sending Jesus, the Perfect, into the world.

May God the Father Continut to Bless him and his family! :notworthy

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[caveman]

Still praying for you Corey. Please get better.:notworthy