Tracy Bailey now covers ground in a
wheelchair, not long ago, he was the
leading scorer of his Pop Warner football
team. Last season, he set a record for
kickoff returns with a 51 yard average.
His accomplishments are now measured in
pounds.
Last month, Tracy was shot in the chest
and the bullet struck his spinal cord.
He's hoping he'll play football again
someday. But right now the odds are
against him.
If I don't get this.
What's your goal?
My goal, as
I give myself at least 20 years to
develop back most of my muscles
allows me on
my stomach, I believe,
to be back up in a way.
The doctors aren't optimistic, but Tracy
is doing all he can to attain his goal.
His therapist at the Dallas
Rehabilitation Institute say he goes all
out all the time, extremely
motivated.
He's setting his own goals on the
equipment here. He's working
an hour a day on working on inspirer
toward an exploratory muscle
strengthening.
And he just real nice going to work
hard for us in addition to lung and
muscle strength.
Tracy is getting help with day to day
skills and things we take for granted,
like simply keeping our balance.
And you're getting better at this.
How much better his overall condition
gets will only be known in a year or two,
but his mental attitude should provide
him with a full life.
He's already making plans to be in the
wheelchair Olympics.
Charles Ely, Channel 5 Action News, Dallas.