EPISODE · Apr 5, 2021 · 40 MIN
The Power of Love and Perseverance = Miracles, with Deb and Terry Norton
from With Gratitude, Matt · host Matt Moran
Deb and Terry Norton are the loving parents of 3 children whose lives changed when their son, Chris, suffered a debilitating spinal cord injury while playing football for Luther College his freshman year. Paralyzed from the neck down, he was given just a three percent chance of any kind of recovery. Not one to back down from a challenge, Chris chose to fight and slowly regained feeling in his limbs and made walking his goal. Just 5 years later, he walked across the stage to accept his college diploma with the help of his fiancé Emily. His story has inspired many and was made into a film titled, 7 Yards, the distance he would also walk down the aisle to wed Emily in 2018. Listen in as Matt talks with his parents about how they supported Chris, started a foundation in his name, and have inspired so many others with how they have cared for their family. If you’d like to learn more about Chris and the foundation, please visit their website - https://chrisnorton.org
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Deb and Terry Norton are the loving parents of 3 children whose lives changed when their son, Chris, suffered a debilitating spinal cord injury while playing football for Luther College his freshman year. Paralyzed from the neck down, he was given just a three percent chance of any kind of recovery. Not one to back down from a challenge, Chris chose to fight and slowly regained feeling in his limbs and made walking his goal. Just 5 years later, he walked across the stage to accept his college...
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