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From Quadriplegic to Prosecutor: A Story of Resilience and Purpose – Kenneth Kunken
This conversation is for anyone who has ever faced an obstacle that seemed insurmountable—and wondered if they had what it takes to overcome it.
Kenneth Kunken knows this terrain intimately. In 1970, while a junior in Cornell University's College of Engineering, he broke his neck making a tackle on a kick-off in a lightweight football game against Columbia University . He sustained a spinal cord injury at the C 4-5 level, rendering him a quadriplegic, almost totally paralyzed from the shoulders down . He spent more than 9 months in various hospitals and rehabilitation facilities .
While still…
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