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Paralyzed In Bike Crash, Former 76er + NJ Net Opens Up On Suicidal Thoughts Paralyzed In Bike Crash, Former 76er + NJ Net Opens Up On Suicidal Thoughts
Paralyzed In Bike Crash, Former 76er + NJ Net Opens Up On Suicidal Thoughts A former NBA player has opened up about his battle against suicidal thoughts in an interview with "Sports Illustrated." Standing at 7 feet and 6 inches tall, Shawn Bradley, 49 -- who spent time with the Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Nets -- told the outlet that while his height once put him at an advantage, it has become a hindrance to life in a wheelchair. Bradley was hit from behind while riding his bicycle near his home in St. George, Utah, in January 2021, resulting in a traumatic spinal cord injury in his neck that left him paralyzed from the chest down. “I don’t know how I can ea…

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by Nicole Acosta
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WPU Student Left Paralyzed Months After Boyfriend's Jersey City Attempted Murder-Suicide WPU Student Left Paralyzed Months After Boyfriend's Jersey City Attempted Murder-Suicide
WPU Student Left Paralyzed Months After Boyfriend's Jersey City Attempted Murder-Suicide Support is surging for a 23-year-old William Paterson University student who remains on a ventilator and paralyzed from the shoulders down after being shot six times by her boyfriend who then shot and killed himself. More than $15,300 had been raised for Samantha Irizarry as of March 19, nearly five months after the incident that changed her life forever. Irizarry was a Dean's List student in her final year at WPU, completing her BA in business in finance, at the time of the incident, campaign founder Idalia Beteta writes. "Prior to the incident, she was determined to break barriers a…

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by Cecilia Levine