Paralyzed teen prepares for return to Reidland: June swimming accident ?has turned him into a young man,' father says. From: Paducah Sun (Paducah, KY) | Date: September 28, 2006 | COPYRIGHT 2006 The Paducah Sun. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: Leigh Landini Wright

Sep. 28--Mike Neel rarely takes more than a few steps away from the bed of his 13-year-old son Dillon at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. It's how his life has been since June 16, when Dillon broke his neck and suffered spinal cord injuries in a diving accident at a swimming party. "It was a traumatic event," Neel said by phone. "He went from being a big-time football and baseball player to where we are now." Dillon is now...