LA Times Today: With determination and new therapies, there’s hope for paralysis patients
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When six-year-old Ignacio landed on U.S. soil after fleeing Cuba with his dad in 1997, he worked diligently to reach his goals to become a U.S. fighter pilot.
At one point he was attending Georgia State University for his business degree, Georgia Tech for ROTC aerospace studies, earning a pilot license on the weekends and holding down a job at a bank, all at the same time.
He was just weeks away from a commission in the Air Force and beginning his undergraduate pilot training when the unthinkable happened.
At one point he was attending Georgia State University for his business degree, Georgia Tech for ROTC aerospace studies, earning a pilot license on the weekends and holding down a job at a bank, all at the same time.
He was just weeks away from a commission in the Air Force and beginning his undergraduate pilot training when the unthinkable happened.