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Podcast: Blink of an Eye
Episode: #267 Surfer’s Myelopathy and a Second Life for Mike Fritschner Through The Swim with Mike Foundation
Description: #267 Surfer’s Myelopathy and a Second Life for Mike Fritschner Through The Swim with Mike Foundation
Mike Fritschner was 15 years old when a family vacation in Hawaii took a sudden turn. After his first surfing lessons in shallow water, he was struck by surfer’s myelopathy—a rare, non-traumatic spinal cord injury that left him paralyzed from the waist down. In a single moment, everything he knew about his body, his identity, and his future changed.
In this episode, Mike shares how he navigated those early days of shock and uncertainty, and the role his family...