Neuro Note #4
For my fourth neuro note I read the article, "A Meaningful Life" by Francesco Clark. Francesco Clark suffered a spinal cord injury due to a diving incident when he was twenty four (Clark, 2017). Clark talks about how his injury has caused him to think about life differently (2017). From his experience, he has learned to not live in the past or future, but to live in the moment as it is precious and can be taken at anytime (Clark, 2017). I chose this source because of the title, "A Meaningful Life." I thought that it would be a good source to read if it showed how a person with a spinal cord injury still feels they have a meaningful life.
Based on the course content and context clues of the article, I can deduce that Francesco probably had a traumatic, incomplete tetraplegia spinal cord injury. I have deduced this due to knowing that he was injured due to diving into a pool which would likely be a traumatic cervical spinal cord injury (Clark, 2017). He also said in the article that he forgets that when he wants a glass of water he has to wait for help rather than grabbing it himself which would indicate the tetraplegia (Clark, 2017). However he says that he typed the article which makes me believe it was an incomplete injury as he still has some use of his hands (Clark, 2017). I would recommend this article for others who have suffered from a spinal cord injury to allow them to relate to another individual who was in a similar situation and has found meaning in their life.
Clark, F. (2017, June 4). A meaningful life. HuffPost. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/a-meaningful-life_b_10281396
