He plans to bike from El Paso to Beaumont without the use of his legs
Mikail Davenport, 58, has post-polio syndrome and he’s a cancer survivor. Tuesday Davenport kicked off a 950-mile, 25 day cycling tour to prove that having a disability is not a death sentence. He’s calling it the Legless Lizard Tour de Tejas.
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February 28th, 2007 at 11:52 am
I submitted a comment yesterday trying to warn Mikail that overuse of muscles (even those NOT affected by Polio/PPS) will cause PPS to worsen body-wide, but find no copy thereof. Please advise him to see a PPS-Aware Dr. or Physiatrist to confirm what we already know in out 600-Member post-polio YAHOO group. I am the Group Owner/Moderator and only want him to know the consequenses that await him, most likely.Tom
February 28th, 2007 at 11:55 am
Sorry for typo - “already know in OUR (not OUT) 600-” - Also web side typo - S/B: http://postpolio.org
Tom
March 8th, 2007 at 11:38 am
I really believe in Mikail’s cause and am quite proud of him. He’s never let his affliction stop him from living life to the fullest.