Inspirational Friday

 A man was told he would never walk again. Janne Kouri was playing volleyball at Hermosa Beach, California, when he jumped into the water to cool off and smacked his head into a hidden sand-bar. He became paralyzed instantly. He thought he was going to die he couldn't move his body and then is when an EMT came to his rescue. He was alive, but his future was grim according to his doctor who stated "he would never walk again." Kouri was 6'4' and 245 pounds and played football star defense tackle at Georgetown University.  He spent two months in the intensive care unit due to his spinal cord being fractured in two places and he nearly died twice.  His girlfriend Susan stayed by his side and helped him have a positive outlook on his life. The couple found Dr. Susan Harkema at the Frazier Rehabilitation Institute in Louisville, Ky, Harkema she developed the therapy called "loco-motor training." Christopher Reeve was her first patient to experiment with the therapy. This type of training has helped hundreds of spinal cord injuries. Herkema did tell Kouri there is hope for his injury. The first time he went on the treadmill he passed out within 7 seconds, but within days he was able to stand for 10, 15 minutes and then an hour. He started to get stronger and his circulation improved and muscle strength increased. After two months Kouri was able to wiggle his toes and then he stood up on his own, he danced with his bride, a dream for him because he couldn't do it on his wedding day. Kouri and the Reeve's foundation and Dr. Herkema raised enough funds to open NextStep Fitness, a non-profit rehab center in Los Angeles where Kouri and everyone in the community can get loco-motor training at an affordable cost.

McHugh, R. (march 29, 2012). Man's Miracle Recovery: From Paralyzed to Helping Others. abc. Good Morning America. Retrieved March 30, 2012, from http://gma.yahoo.com/mans-miracle-recovery-paralyzed-helping-others-212851434--abc-news-health.html

A man donates a framed poster and it turns out to be a print by Pablo Picasso. Ed Zettler had the poster in his basement for years wrapped in newspaper and decided three weeks ago to donate it to his local thrift shop. To Zettler's surprise one morning when he was reading the dispatch newspaper's front page there was his poster and its worth of $6,000 and it was bought by a man for only $14.14. Zettler did find some comfort for that man's find that he would be able receive a tax credit for the total amount of $6,000.

http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2012/03/30/for-picasso-donor-cest-la-vie.html

Tonight's Mega Million is $540 Million. Here are some tips if you become a winner.

1. Sign the ticket immediately
2. Hide ticket until you can cash it
3. Don't tell anyone or very few
4. Get a financial adviser, lawyer and a tax consultant
5. No impulse buying for least 6 months.