Georgetown LB walks for 1st time since 2015 spinal cord injury
Georgetown linebacker Ty Williams walked at his graduation Saturday, two-and-a-half years after suffering a spinal cord injury that left him paralyzed.
Williams was injured while trying to make a tackle against St. Francis in 2015. He was diagnosed with a C6 incomplete injury - a fractured vertebra that left him with partial feeling in his lower body but without the ability to initiate movement - and doctors made a strategic decision to not tell him whether he'd be able to walk again, according to Jacob Bogage of the Washington Post.
During Saturday's ceremony, Williams walked across the stage with the assistance of a brace and a walker. Volunteers also stood in front and behind Williams to help him keep his balance.
After suffering a neck injury in a 2015 football game, Ty Williams (C’18) promised he would walk across the stage at graduation. Today, he fulfilled that promise. @Georgetown @GeorgetownHoyas #Hoyas2018 #werenotcryingyourecrying pic.twitter.com/wTlDNzsDLD
— Georgetown College (@GeorgetownColl) May 19, 2018
A moment we will never forget: @HoyasFB senior Ty Williams, who suffered a spinal chord injury in a game in September 2015, walks for the first time in 2.5 years at @Georgetown's graduation on Saturday where he earned his degree in government. #HoyaSaxa pic.twitter.com/VKOh8bFOmr
— Georgetown Hoyas (@GeorgetownHoyas) May 19, 2018
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