What a 2 years it has been! Its really cool to look back on it and see the progress I have made. From being told that I would never walk or even feel my legs again to being able to stand briefly with support, kick people and footballs, and even take a few small steps! I also have about 75% feeling in my legs.
Training everyday to walk again has been the most difficult thing I have ever done. I’ve had moments when I feel like nothing’s going right and I’m not making any progress but then I look back to just a year ago when I couldn’t do half the things I can now. I’ve learned so much from the past 2 years, about training, about what’s important in life, how much people care about me but the biggest thing I’ve learned is how hard and how long you have to work to achieve goals that some would call impossible.
How you have to be patient but at the same time go after it as if you want it to happen tomorrow. I wish I knew exactly when I’ll be on my feet again but I know it won’t be much longer. I can’t thank everyone enough for their ongoing support.
Thank you to Jay Schroeder and Charles Maka with Evo Ultrafit, I don’t know where I would be without you. Thank you to my Mom, Dad, brother and girlfriend as well as the rest of my family for their support everyday. These next 2 years are going to be even more exciting than the last. I’ll be making much more progress while helping other paraplegics walk again too. I am in the process of starting Rocco Recovery Foundation which will help people with spinal cord injuries pay for rehabilitation to walk again.
Also, I have put together www.RoccoRecovery.com where I will be posting blogs, updates and videos about my progress as well as information and ways to help the foundation. Please check it out and share it with your friends! Thank you to everyone again for their support!
— with Niccolo Horvath, Briyelle Nicole Nasby, Evo UltraFit, Jeff Horvath, Jay Schroeder and Charles Maka.