Runner Jarryd Wallace, Former Oconee County High Standout, Nails Spot on U.S. Paralympics Team
One step at a time, he plans to run the race set before him.
He survived 10 surgeries on his withering leg, endured months of sadness and disappointment. He wondered if God had turned His back on him. Because what kind of God allows an young man in the prime of his physical powers to be stricken with a debilitating disease that renders one of his legs virtually useless? Jarryd Wallace didn’t know. He didn’t understand what his response should be. He had been an elite distance runner, one of the best in the state, for most of his young life. All he wanted to do was run again. His right leg had been afflicted with Chronic Exertional Compartment Syndrome, something usually repaired with surgery. In his case, there were serious complications after an operation that left it—a doctor told him--like an 80-…
Stephanie Gross
1:36 pm on Friday, July 27, 2012
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