While Watson’s other classmates were attending prom and graduation, he was left hospitalized with a spinal cord injury.Watson remained in the hospital for about three months after the shooting, he said. During that time, he met with several social workers who inspired him to pursue the same career.
The recent college graduate said he intends to continue his education and pursue both a bachelor’s and master’s degree in social work.In addition to late nights and early mornings he spent studying, Watson said some days he had to ride his chair about an hour to get to class since his family doesn’t have an accessible vehicle.
“Initially, we worked on him being able to tolerate sitting up and holding his balance on his own,” Smith said in an email. “As he has pushed to get stronger, he can now transfer out of his chair on his own, manage eating and drinking and push a manual wheelchair.”In a phone interview Thursday, the institute called Watson a “great inspiration.”
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