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My Life. My Journey.

It was a hot and sticky afternoon and Coldwater Lake beckoned. Scott Fedor had gone swimming there many times. But this day – July 3, 2009 - would be different. Scott dove in, not knowing that dry weather had reduced the Michigan lake’s water level. His head slammed into the unforgiving lake bed floor. Scott, 33, broke his neck at C3. He was paralyzed from the shoulders down. Such an accident would be a personal disaster for anyone. But those who know Scott feel a special, sharper sense of anguish over his debilitating injury. That’s because people who know Scott have seen that he has an insatiable appetite for life and accomplishment. Scott Fedor was born to parents Felix and Roberta in 1976 in Cleveland, Ohio. The elder of two children, Scott is a caring brother to his sister, Lindsey. He was ...

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