He is a huge advocate in the spinal cord injury world
他是脊柱伤治疗方面的主要推崇者
He is sort of the kind of the reason why I ended up being able to get the stem cells that I did
可以说因为他的缘故我最终决定接受干细胞治疗
Meeting him, I think a couple of months after my injury it was very...it had a huge impact on me
我在受伤后的几个月遇见了他那次会面对我的触动很大
just that learning about everything that he had done and the impact that he has made
我了解了他在这方面所做的努力以及他的影响
it really inspired me to sort of go in the same direction
他的话激励着我走上了这条道路
and take notes and really...
我开始注意到这个领域
it's unfortunate there aren't too many of us or too many of advocate for the cure
很遗憾的是 像我们这样的人太少了很多人都希望干细胞能治愈脊柱伤
I think most people with spinal cord injuries
我认为大多数脊柱受伤的患者
I don't know, they either hide or when they are out, they, you know
他们要么与世隔绝要么当他们出现在人们面前时
seem happy go and lucky so people think
他们总是显得很高兴 很幸福所以人们会觉得
oh, well, you know you are in a chair but that's ok
虽然你坐在轮椅上但这也没什么
You can't walk, but that's ok
你无法行走 但这也没什么
But you know, that's not what's it about
但这并不是问题的全部
It's so much more than walking
这不仅仅是是否能走路的问题
I always say that walking for me is so low on my list of priorities
我经常说走路在我这里是最不重要的项目
I don't even think about it much but there are so many other blather about dysfunction
我从未多想过是否可以走路但还有很多关于生理功能丧失的问题
that those are the things that are important to me and those are the things that I think people feel to talk about
这些功能对我来说非常的重要我认为这些才是人们需要讨论的问题
It shouldn't be like that
情况不应该是这样的
It shouldn't just be tossed aside so that all people see is the whole walking issue
人们不应该忽视这些问题人们看见的只是走路的问题
That's one of the reasons why
这就是为什么