DESOTO (1080 KRLD)- He's a fighter and true inspiration, and tonight the city of DeSoto is honoring him with a day of his own.
He's Cory Borner, a former Desoto High School football player, who gained attention for his efforts to walk again after a devastating high school football injury.
During football practice, in the spring of 2009, Borner went in for a tackle and never got up. He suffered a serious spinal cord injury that left him paralyzed from the waist down.
Borner admits it took him about a year to come to terms with his new life in a wheelchair and that's when he turned to prayer for guidance.
He became a motivational speaker and pushed himself to learn to walk again. In June, at the Baylor Scott & White Institute for Rehabilitation in Dallas, he took his first steps since his injury. Last month he graduated from UNT.
Tuesday night, DeSoto will proclaim September 7th to be 'Corey Borner Day.'
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