On Fri, 15 Mar 1996, Kevin L Ames wrote:
 
> >I don't think anyone who got to see the press conference Travis held today
> >either in its entirety or in pieces could not have been moved by it.
>
>
> Everyday in this country someone is paralyzed.  It is sad to see that just
> because one of them happens do be an athlete, a college one at that, that he
> recieves national recognition and thus more donor money.  The story is
> sad... but it is now a human issue rather than a hockey issue.  There are
> many many handicapped people who need monitary assistance as much as Travis
> Roy, but do to his athlete nature and the national attention he is being
> exposed to his pockets will be jingling.
> -----------------------------------
 
Injuries like those that happened to Travis Roy bring national attention
to spinal chord injuries. This benefits all those that suffer from the
injury. Look at the message that Christopher Reeve has spread since he
was injured during his riding accident. He will testify before Congress
to about the Kennedy Bill with the Jeffords ammendment that would raise
the ceiling on catastrophic care limits. Travis is still young and
through out his press conference yesterday, you could detect the hope
that research will be there to benefit all those who suffer from a spinal
chord injury. The last sentence is true to a degree. He did receieve a
lot of his attention because he is a college athlete. However, had Roy
not been as special a student-athlete as he was, the masses of people who
have not only sent money but also cards would not be there. To imply that
is pockets are jingling is a callous statement.
 
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