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zkilo

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  1. Currently I work a a remote VA Clinic as a solo provider. As a primary care provider, I was always assumed to play golf, but in fact I played very little, that is until 5- 6 years ago( not sure memory is fuzzy). Prior to this I could boom the ball but sliced and had every other bad habit that many of us amateur golfers have. Well  at that time I suffered a spinal cord injury. The neurosurgeon I saw wasn't sure what happened but I ended up having a long surgery.  After I was classified as an incomplete quadriplegic, I went to the VA Medical Center in Minneapolis for rehab. There they they asked me what I could do and had me swing a golf club. Disaster. With help, my swing became better and over time, many of the physical things that I had enjoyed in the past, but could no longer do, were replaced with golf. Wisconsin has a limited golf season but still, golf helped me get over my depression that developed due to  my limitations. This allowed me to become alive again. In some ways I can say that golf saved my life. There were other people who helped of course, and I hope to be able to thank everyone of them, but my new passion for golf was instrumental in returning to life . My swing is much slower, no feeling in the legs,  but my short game is pretty good. My experience has also given me a better understanding of the game and as fueled my desire to bring young people in to the game.

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