Eric LeGrand's Latest Update

I want to keep you informed concerning Eric LeGrand's progress. For those who have not heard his story before, he is a young man from a town next to Rahway who was paralyzed in a Rutgers football game a the fall of 2010. He has made steady progress and is currently sitting up in a chair without aid. Below is his latest upbeat message from Twitter (@EricLeGrand52).  


"These back muscles continue to get stronger every day. Now I need to get some nerve flow to my abs so I can do some situps for the summer"


Please pray for Eric and ask God for a miracle. We want to see him walk again!


Peace, Pastor Bill

Keep Praying for Eric

Eric LeGrand continues to work hard on his recovery from a paralyzing hit on the Football field. He has been working on sitting up in his chair without support. Last week he said he can sit up for 2 minutes and 5 seconds. His goal for this month is to hit the 3 minute mark. If you with to keep up with Eric’s progress you can find him on Twitter; @BigE52_RU.

This past weekend Eric was on the field at the New England Patriots football game. Despite his injury, he has been a very busy person.

Please pray for Eric to walk again!

Keep Praying for Eric LeGrand

A year after he was paralyzed in a Rutgers football game, Eric LeGrand is able to rotate his shoulders and stand for 40 minutes with the help of a machine. He also has feeling in many parts of his body, and can flex muscles. Soon he will be on tredmill teaching his legs how to walk again.

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Eric LeGrande Standing Tall

Eric LeGrande, a Rutgers football player who was paralyzed last year, sent this picture through Twitter of him standing with the help of a machine.

Keep praying for Eric, he will walk again!

Good News for Eric LeGrand!

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(From NJ.Com)

Paralyzed Rutgers football player Eric LeGrand tweeted that he is feeling twitches throughout his body, a sign LeGrand feels shows he is making progress.

Late Monday, LeGrand tweeted: "Twitches going throughout the body, coming back."

Since being paralyzed from the neck down in a game against Army on Oct. 16, LeGrand has been taken off a ventilator, starting eating solid food and moved to his aunt's house in Jackson, where he has continued rehabilitation. LeGrand said he has been able to move his arm to the side.

Despite his injury, LeGrand, 20, has continued taking classes at Rutgers as he works towards his degree.

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Good News for Eric LeGrand

Good news friends. Paralyzed Rutgers Football player Eric LeGrand was upgraded from a complete spinal cord injury to an incomplete injury. This gives him a better chance at a recovery. Keep praying for Eric to walk again. God does miracles all of the time!

Here is the NJ.Com story. http://www.nj.com/rutgersfootball/index.ssf/2010/11/change_in_rutgers_football_pla.html

And here is a link to the Eric LeGrand Believe Fund webpage. You can help Eric out by donating to the fund and/or buying Believe clothing. http://www.scarletknights.com/believe/

Pray for Eric LeGrand

Rutgers University football player Eric LeGrand was paralyzed in a collision last Saturday on the playing field. Eric is from Avenel, NJ and played High School football for Colonia High School, right on the border with Rahway. Here is an excerpt from the Star Ledger.

At 4:46 p.m. last Saturday, when his neck and helmet smashed against the shoulder of an Army kick returner, the ordinary college life of Rutgers defensive tackle Eric LeGrand was throttled to its core.


According to neurologists, however, that brief, cataclysmic moment, was only the beginning of his injury. In spinal-cord cases such as his, a cascade of physiological crises is unleashed by the initial blow. Assessing the damage caused by these injuries will go a long way toward determining whether LeGrand will ever walk again, neurologists say.

Read the rest of the article: http://www.nj.com/rutgersfootball/index.ssf/2010/10/rutgers_community_awaits_news.html

There is hope: http://www.nj.com/rutgersfootball/index.ssf/2010/10/adam_taliaferros_message_to_ru.html

My son will be graduating from Rutgers soon. He will be the tenth person in my wife’s family to get a degree from RU. We are very shaken by this. Please pray for Eric and ask God for a miracle.

Peace,

Pastor Bill