A large tree limb fell on several people at the San Antonio Zoo in an incident similar to what Gov. Greg Abbott endured decades ago.
visiting the San Antonio Zoo Wednesday in an incident reminiscent of one Gov. Greg Abbott endured long before he ever ran for office.
After graduating from Vanderbilt University in Nashville in 1984, Abbott and his wife, Cecilia, returned to Texas.an enormous oak tree fell on him , crushing some of his vertebrae and leaving him paralyzed from the waist down. He was still studying for the bar exam. “The doctors told me I was never going to walk again, so I focused on how good I could be without walking,” he told the Houston Chronicle in a 2014 interview.
The accident and the recovery have become an essential part of Abbott’s political story. In campaign ads last year and past campaigns, he’s featured the long road to recovery and perseverance to overcome obstacles as key components of his character.
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