Our Lee Gordon finishes his three-part story on the comeback of equestrian rider Darren Chiacchia- one year after a horrifying fall, he's back riding and wants to ride for his country in 2012.
It's a long road back...
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Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Darren Chiaccia: The Road Back, Part II
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Today is Part 2 of the Darren Chiacchia story- an equestrian rider only a year removed from a serious brain injury to return to his world and compete for the chance to ride for his country in 2012.
Lee Gordon continues his story...
Today is Part 2 of the Darren Chiacchia story- an equestrian rider only a year removed from a serious brain injury to return to his world and compete for the chance to ride for his country in 2012.
Lee Gordon continues his story...
Monday, March 16, 2009
Darren Chiaccia: The Road Back
Sunday was the one year anniversary of a horrifying, near fatal injury at the Red Hills Horse Trials. And Tuesday, for the first time since last March, equestrian rider Darren Chiacchia is back in the Capital City thanking the men and women at the Tallahassee Memorial Hospital that kept him alive.
Chiacchia walked the halls of the hospital that was his home for almost two months. It was a reunion that a year ago, no one thought would happen.
Dr. Alberto Fernandez, who helped care for Darren Chiaccia said to him, "We can do everything we possibly can and without that same sort of determination that made you a world class equestrian, the outcomes could have been different."
"From beginning to the time when I was released here, played a huge role in not just my survival, but being able to return to life as I once knew it." said Chiaccia.
Here's part 1 of his story from part of the family: our own Lee Gordon of WCTV-6.
Chiacchia walked the halls of the hospital that was his home for almost two months. It was a reunion that a year ago, no one thought would happen.
Dr. Alberto Fernandez, who helped care for Darren Chiaccia said to him, "We can do everything we possibly can and without that same sort of determination that made you a world class equestrian, the outcomes could have been different."
"From beginning to the time when I was released here, played a huge role in not just my survival, but being able to return to life as I once knew it." said Chiaccia.
Here's part 1 of his story from part of the family: our own Lee Gordon of WCTV-6.
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