“Doctors had never seen such injuries. It almost didn’t matter that he had a broken clavicle, pelvis, tailbone and ribs. They were stunned to learn of the injury to his neck that technically ripped off his head.”
While this makes interesting reading, the article seems to be playing games with time. In order to make this story seem fresh, the second paragagraph begins with “Just a few months ago…” but the second-to-last paragraph presents the patient playing basketball after “a long and difficult recovery period.”
