Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: TUESDAY, February 1, 1994 TAG: 9402010080
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B-3 EDITION: METRO
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DATELINE: HUNTINGTON, W.VA. LENGTH: Short
"I guess I was surprised to see how many people care," said Reynolds, a former Patrick Henry High School athlete. "You really care for people in a lot of ways, but I just want to thank everyone."
Reynolds, a redshirt freshman who played in all 15 of the Thundering Herd's games last season, was injured during a pickup football game Jan. 17.
The Roanoke native remains unable to walk and has limited use of his arms after a six-hour operation to fuse the fifth and sixth vertebrae in his neck last week.
Reynolds has been moved out of the intensive-care unit at Cabell Huntington Hospital.
Reynolds may leave the hospital next week to begin his rehabilitation in a Virginia center. He hopes to return to school next fall.
"I kept waiting for him to be depressed, but he never was," said his mother, Nancy Eichelberger. "He's actually been my encouragement. He's told me he's going to walk. He has a long road, but the good part is he's young and athletic, and he has a lot of faith."
- Associated Press
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