There is an article in the Winnipeg Sun today, written by Paul Friesen, that strikes a cord, touches the heart.
A bit of the article is here, and the remainder of it can be read at the Sun site -- a link provided below. It is well worth reading.
Eric Fehr felt like a kid in a candy store yesterday, all because he was allowed to strap on the blades and hit the ice -- for the first time in four months.
It was a far cry from not being able to feed or dress himself, which is where the 23-year-old was in May.
"It was awful," Fehr told the Sun yesterday. "I was lucky I had my wife, who's a nurse. So she was able to take care of me 24 hours a day."
Back then, both of Fehr's shoulders were in slings, after surgery to repair torn labrums, the tissue that helps keep the shoulder joint stable.
The product of Winkler suffered the injuries in separate games with the NHL's Washington Capitals last season -- his left shoulder in January, the right one in the second round of the playoffs.
The former first-round draft pick still managed to record career highs of 12 goals and 13 assists in 61 games, finally finding his range after three seasons split between the NHL and AHL.
But after the Caps fell to Pittsburgh in Game 7 of Round 2, Fehr had a decision to make: have surgery on one shoulder this year, another next summer -- or bite the bullet and do both.
He bit.
And in the middle of May, Fehr reverted to being a baby again.
At least, that's what his wife said.
"You really can't use your arms for anything," he said. "I couldn't feed myself or do anything for the first two or three days. You need your arms for everything. Just opening a door, I couldn't do."
The link below will take you to the entire article.
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