Everett diagnosis takes positive turn

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Everett diagnosis takes positive turn
Injured Bill moves limbs in 'unexpected' development
Posted: Tuesday September 11, 2007 7:49PM; Updated: Wednesday September 12, 2007 7:31AM


A doctor said it's "feasible" that Bills tight end Kevin Everett (above) could make a full recovery and lead a normal life.



BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) -- Kevin Everett voluntarily moved his arms and legs on Tuesday when partially awakened, prompting a neurosurgeon to say the Buffalo Bills' tight end would walk again -- contrary to the grim prognosis given a day before.

"Based on our experience, the fact that he's moving so well, so early after such a catastrophic injury means he will walk again," said Dr. Barth Green, chairman of the department of neurological surgery at the University of Miami school of medicine.

"It's totally spectacular, totally unexpected," Green told The Associated Press by telephone from Miami.

Green said he's been consulting with doctors in Buffalo since Everett sustained a life-threatening spinal cord injury Sunday after ducking his head while tackling the Denver Broncos' Domenik Hixon during the second-half kickoff of the Bills' season opener.

Everett dropped face-first to the ground after his helmet hit Hixon high on the left shoulder and side of the helmet.

Asked whether Everett will have a chance to fully recover, Green said: "It's feasible, but it's not 100 percent predictable at this time. ... But it's feasible he could lead a normal life."

On Monday, Bills orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Andrew Cappuccino, said Ever


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:bounce: This is AWESOME news! I hope and pray this guy makes a full recovery. He seems like such a nice young man.