Ex-Clarkstown Quarterback Begins Recovery After Paralyzing Accident

CLARKSTOWN, N.Y. – Tommy McGuire, a former Clarkstown South quarterback, has begun his recovery two weeks after a swimming accident left him paralyzed from the waist down, according to lohud.com.

A former Clarkstown South High School quarterback has begun rehab after being paralyzed from the waist down in a swimming accident two weeks ago.
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Jim Barg

06/26/2016 2:30 p.m.

McGuire suffered an injury to his C-3 and C-4 vertebrae after diving into a friend's pool June 11 and hitting his head, lohud.com.

After spending two weeks in Westchester Medical Center's intensive care unit, he began rehabbing Friday at Helen Hayes Hospital, reported lohud.com.

Clarkstown South football coach Michael Scarpelli is organizing fundraisers to help McGuire's family with medical expenses, lohud.com noted.

Read the full lohud.com article here.

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