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whrtchurcfistdirffvifle public if ona 2000 blue ribbon 2000 winner ccna better 750 newspapers competition a weekly newspaper serving wh1tchurchstouffville volume 2r nmberjituesdayj 14 2003 jshises3slss doug feasby doug todd and keith acton were big- rhtime jee page 12 jor more n working hard stouffvilles luke anderson gets set for some reps on an exercise machine at the toronto rehabiliation institutes lynhurst centre last week mr anderson is undergoing rehab at the facility after suffering a spinal cord injury while biking in british columbia bill roberts photo neversaydie luke keeps the spirit by joan ransberry stouffville sun alone his body broken after a fall from a mountain bike luke anderson made a critical decision the 24yearold stopped panick ing took a deep breath and vowed to survive i was distraught for about 30 seconds said mr anderson for merly of stouffville i knew if i continued to panic the situation would only grow worse lying at the bottom of the steep hill near nelson bc oct 27 mr anderson knew the situation was lifethreatening i dont know where the inner strength came from but i took a deep breath and slowly exhaled i was able to calm myself i knew if i didnt think positive i wouldnt make it i would die he said i had to keep up a positive atti tude to keep alive after i was res cued i realized a lot of healing can be controlled by the mind if you can move a thumb even just a little then something else may be possi ble he said mr anderson knows first hand that progress linked to spinal cord injury hinges on research team work dedication hard work and commitment now a patient at the toronto rehabilitation institutes lyndhurst centre mr anderson knows hes at the very best facility canada has to offer the young engineer is one of 250 patients who will be in the 60bed facility this year there mr anderson is up at the crack of dawn his day is full theres no time to waste and theres no time for self pity a spinal cord injury is serious it has not however changed mr andersons approach to life im still the same guy i still have the same outlook im still the same luke mr anderson has adopted a onedayatatime approach its built on perseverance recovery is measured in baby steps its slow you can never give up said mr see community page 5 ihfe b v-vbnm- 3febff v sv si w lililb 11 angel carranza the rookfeljllpl houston ford ltd 9056404541 wujllhoustonfqfdicdriry 5786 main street stouffville fflkvhirtbwbsr5f3i our customers are the focus of everything we do