Though not back on the football field as a player, LeGrand and his determined recovery has been an inspirational journey. The next day, he managed to say "I'll be back" to his mother, Karen LeGrand. LeGrand suffered a severe spinal cord injury that left him paralyzed. 16, 2010, LeGrand, a defensive tackle for Rutgers University, collided with the ball carrier, Malcolm Brown, on the kickoff to Army. Read more articles and stay in touch with your local news by clicking here READ: Eric LeGrand 'Believe' Park dedicated READ: Glowfest in Piscataway school spotlights childhood obesity I heard Knollwood’s 500-plus students chanting my name from the hallway!" They treat me like family and you can tell that’s how the staff sees their students. "Seeing their bulletin boards, the amount of time students spent reading and the sea of black and red all throughout is really something special. "Speaking at Knollwood is truly something special," LeGrand said. In turn, LeGrand said the staff and students were passionate and enthusiastic, treating him like one of their own. LeGrand, who shared his story of perseverance, provided words of encouragement and motivation. LeGrand attended the school's "Read, Believe, Achieve" event in the fall much to the enthusiasm of students and staff. (Oct.PISCATAWAY – Incorprating Eric LeGrand's motivational "Believe," motto into their recent "Read, Believe," Achieve" project, Knollwood Elementary School scored a touchdown with a visit from the former Rutgers football standout. The author's ability to reexamine and reinvent himself despite a debilitating setback may motivate readers to seize their own ambitions.
LeGrand's faith and optimism power through even the darkest details of his slow recovery, yet he still honestly explores what the accident has cost him. Despite the reverberations of the accident, the moment of the tragedy isn't the climax of the story%E2%80%94rather, it's LeGrand's decision to move forward with courage.
He starkly details the physical and emotional effects of becoming paralyzed (for example, feeling brutally cold even in midsummer and the agony of not being able to scratch his nose). Adapted from an adult memoir, published simultaneously, the book's tight structure builds tension, with LeGrand's narrative shifting between life before and after the accident. Paralyzed from the neck down, LeGrand had to depend fully on nurses and his mother, whose devotion helps form the heart of this wrenching yet uplifting story. When Rutgers junior Eric LeGrand collapsed on the field in October 2010 after a tackle gone wrong, his football career, along with his ability to walk and care for himself, disappeared.
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