Items Tagged ‘Chris Norton’
June 25, 2019
Chris Norton Keeps on Turning Pain Into Purpose
By In the Loop 
Five years after a spinal cord injury, Chris Norton continues to inspire others, most recently by launching a camp for kids in wheelchairs and their families.
Tags: Chris Norton, Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Mayo Clinic Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Program
April 26, 2018
Chris Norton Defies the Odds and Walks With His Bride Down the Aisle
By In the Loop
After Chris Norton was injured during a college football game in 2010, doctors gave him just a 3 percent chance of regaining any movement below his neck. In the years since, he’s devoted himself to that 3 percent. Last weekend, he got married – and walked his bride, Emily Summers, down the aisle after saying […]
Tags: Chris Norton, Emily Summers, Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Mayo Clinic Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Program, Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation
October 27, 2015
Seeing Opportunity at Every Opportunity
By In the Loop
It’s been five years since Chris Norton took the hit that would change his life. As those who’ve followed his story know, Chris was injured as a freshman playing football at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa. While attempting to make a tackle during kickoff coverage, he was knocked to the ground. This time, he didn’t […]
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May 28, 2015
Chris Norton’s Walk to Remember
By In the Loop
Chris Norton knew it was going to be a weekend to remember. He was planning to propose to his girlfriend, Emily Summers, on Saturday. The next day, he’d walk across the stage to accept his diploma during Luther College’s graduation ceremony. Those would be difficult steps for Chris, steps he had worked for nearly five […]
May 6, 2014
Chris Norton’s upward mobility
One thing was clear in the days after Chris Norton was injured during a football game in 2010, fracturing his neck and compressing his spinal cord: he was one determined young man. Immediately after his injury, Norton was flown to Mayo Clinic, where traction, surgery and some serious rehabilitation time helped him overcome the odds. […]
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