Harry’s Injury
Harry?Beecham?works?for?a?hi-tech?German?company?based?in?Munich.
Last?month,?he?was?in?an?automobile?accident.
He?was?on?his?way?to?attend?an?important?meeting?in?New?York City.
He?had?just?arrived?on?a?flight?from?London and was?taking?a?taxi?into?the?city.
The purpose of his trip was to attend a meeting.
The?weather?was terrible,?and?the?road?was?icy.
He?was?in?a?hurry,?so?he?asked?the?taxi?driver?to?get him?into?the?city?as?soon?as?possible.
The?taxi?driver?agreed?and?sped?up,?but,?just?as they?left?the?airport,?the?car?went?out?of?control.
It?spun?around,?and?skidded?into the?path?of?an?oncoming?truck.
Fortunately,?the?truck?wasn't?going?too?fast,?so?nobody?was?killed.
But?the?taxi?was?severely?damaged,?and?both?passengers?were?injured.
If the weather hadn’t been bad, the accident probably wouldn’t have happened.
The?taxi?driver?survived?with?only?a?few?injures because?he?was?wearing?a?seat belt.
The?taxi's?airbag?had?also?deployed,?absorbing?much?of?the?impact.
However,?Hary,?who?was?in?the?back?seat,?hadn't?put?on?his?seat belt.
As?a?result, he?was?severely?injured and?had?to?be?rushed?to?a?hospital.
The accident wouldn’t have happened had the weather been better.
Had he put on his seat belt, he might not have been injured so badly.
He might not have been injured so badly had he been wearing his seat belt.
Now,?a?month?later,?Harry?still?can't?remember?much?of?what?happened.
When?he?first?woke?up?in?the?hospital,?it?was?several?hours?after?the?accident,?and?he?wasn't?sure?where?he?was.
The?bad?news?was?that?he?couldn't?move?his?legs.
This?was?because?his?back?had?been?broken?in?the?accident.
The?doctors?later?told?him?that?he?might?never?regain?the?use?of?his?legs.
Some?of?the?nerves?in?his?spine?and?legs?had?been?damaged,?but?everything?else?was okay.
He couldn’t move his legs because his back had been broken in the accident.
Now,?Harry?is?trying?to?figure?out?what?to?do.
If?he?works?hard?and?exercises?every day, there?is still?a?chance?that?his?legs?will?recover?on?their?own.
There?are?also?some?new?treatments?that?might?help?his?nerves?regenerate.
Still,?he?should?be?prepared?for?a?long?recovery and?the?possibility?that?he?might?never?walk?again.
Without?the?use?of?his?legs,?he?wouldn't?be?able?to?continue?working?in?the?same?way.
It?wouldn't?be possible to?travel, so he?would have?to find another way to?attend meetings.
Either?that or?he?would?have?to?look?for?another?way?to?make?a?living.
If he regains the use of his legs, he’ll be able to continue working in the same way.
Even if he works hard, there’s no guarantee that he’ll be able to walk again.
Harry?has?good?disability?insurance,?so?money?won't?be?a?problem?for?a?while.
But?sooner?or?later he?wants?to?be?able?to?earn?a?living?again.
Of?course he?isn't?planning?to?give?up?on?his?legs.
If?he?works?hard he?might?still?be?able?to?regain?their?use and?learn?to?walk?again.
Some?of?his?nerves?had?been?damaged,?but?there?is?a?chance?that?they?will?heal.
The?new?drugs?being?developed might?make?it?possible?for?the?nerves?to?grow?back.
Still,?he?has?to?face?the?possibility?that?nothing?will?work.
If he wants to regain the use of his legs, he’ll have to work hard.
Whatever?happens,?Harry?is?determined?to?think?positively.
Even?if?he?can't?walk,?he?can?still?attend?meetings?all?over?the?world.
With?new?technology he?could?be?anywhere,?and?there?is?much?that?he?can?still?do.
Luckily,?he?still?has?the?use?of?his?arms?and?hands,?and?his?brain?is?still?functioning.
With?the?right?attitude he?can?find?a?way?forward.
There?is?no?reason?for?despair?or?feeling?sorry?for?oneself.
That?kind?of?thinking?won't?solve?anything.
He?just?hopes?that?his?company?or?another?company?will?give?him?the?chance?to?prove?himself.
He?can?still?be?avaluable?asset?for?them,?come?what?may.
?How would you characterize Harry’s personality?(He is a positive thinker with determination.)
For important meetings, he can use a virtual assistant.
It enables people to meet remotely, with video and audio connections.
He has a positive attitude toward life and is determined to prove himself.
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