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+ Police officers make great strides toward recovery in Shepherd Center’s rehabilitation programs, drawing upon their mental and physical strength, and family and community support. By Bill Sanders Right: Athens, Ga., police officer Courtney Gale, second from right, received a tremendous outpouring of support from her co-workers and community after sustaining a brain injury caused by a stabbing that resulted in a massive blood loss, which reduced oxygen to her brain. Courtney plans to return to her career in law enforcement. 4 Spinal column
IN THE DUTY LINE OF Pat Cocciolone knows she’ll never be a police officer again. Courtney Gale and Bryan Lawrence know one day they will. All three can applaud Martin Lawing and Mark Ayers, a couple of cops who are already back on the job. Those five public safety officers have never worked together. But they share more than one common bond. All five were critically injured while on the job and eventually underwent treatment at Shepherd Center – the rehabilitation center of choice for police officers and firefighters in the Southeast and beyond. All five police officers have made miraculous strides toward recovery, and each is a portrait in courage. Dr. Donald Peck Leslie, medical director at Shepherd, can’t help but admit that there’s something special about caring for people who put their lives on the line to care for their communities. “By and large, they are remarkable people,” Dr. Leslie says. “They get a tremendous outpouring of support from communities, churches, friends and family. And if injured in the line of duty, they fall under workers’ compensation, which requires that they get optimal treatment – whatever they need. “It is an honor when they come here. I, personally, am very honored to have them as patients and to minister to their needs. They minister to us, and we feel safer because of them. To give support back to them when they need us is truly very rewarding.” Photo by Gary Meek winter 2009 5
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