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Listen to 'Defining Moments'

"I wish I could run again," Mike said. His tone was insistent, as if he'd just announced, "I plan to run." He sounded restless, too. What he really was telling me was, "Let's do this."

As his outpatient physical therapist (PT), I knew to expect nothing less. Mike had spent his entire life overcoming obstacles.

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