Dr. Arthur L. Jenkins, III: “Injured Student Walks at Graduation for the 1st Time in 4 Years”
Chris Norton began his college career at Luther College in Iowa as a star football player. Then he suffered a terrible injury, fracturing his neck and compressing his spinal cord. Doctors telling him he had a three percent chance of ever walking again. Four years later, the 23 year old takes the stage at his graduation leaving his wheelchair behind, taking those courageous steps one by one with the help of his fiancée Emily. Arthur Jenkins, MD, an expert in the field of neurosurgery, says recovery can continue for many years and every kind of rehab helps. “You don’t get there without having the kind of grit and determination,” says Dr. Jenkins. Learn more