"He could go all the way, 50, 40, 30, one man to beat, he lowers his head and is tackled at the 22 yard line. What a spectacular run. He just went over 100 yards for the day. What's this? He's still down, he has not moved since being tackled after that great run." At one of the greatest moments of his football career, to date, he found great tragedy. Ryan was left with only hope for the future. The …showed first 75 words of 901 total…

…showed last 75 words of 901 total…was very difficult for Ryan, but he wanted to get stronger so he could be with his friends and have fun. Although Ryan had only gained 60% of his strength back, he was walking. He was still weak, but he could do all the things his friends could do, just not as much or as long. It just goes to show that with a little dedication and will power that a person can overcome the odds.