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Article: AROUND THE WORLD IN 16 HOURS.
- Article from:
- Paraplegia News
- Article date:
- November 1, 1998
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The authors travel to places they won't soon forget and create memories to last a lifetime.
At 11:40 a.m. on November 4, 1997--my 67th birthday--a United Airlines flight took me from New York's JFK airport to another hemisphere for the start of an unforgettable two-week journey. Before now, long trips abroad seemed impractical, because in 1976 a car hit me while I was on my bicycle. Since then I have been paralyzed below the armpits, so this adventure with my table-tennis coach was like a dream come true.
Although I expected an exciting and cheerful trip, I felt a little cheated. During our flight we had to set our watches forward 12 hours, so I lost ...