Ryan Shazier has proven to be a very inspirational figure over the course of his 18-month journey in recovery from a spinal injury that initially left him paralyzed in his lower extremities. Yesterday, he shared a significant landmark with the world, showing him performing an elevated box jump, the first time we have ever seen him leave his feet under their own power since his injury.
While he has shown tremendous strength and determination throughout the process, he knows quite well that he hasn’t done it alone. Shazier has been blessed to have a tremendous support group that extends as broadly as the simple kindness of strangers who only know him through his story to as close as his own flesh and blood.