Chris Neary

2 months ago | inquirer.com | Chris Neary

There was no one less likely to rely on a government program than my brother Kevin. He was an entrepreneurial go-getter who prided himself on his self-reliance. But a brutal crime took that independence away from him in 2011. He was shot in an attempted robbery just steps from his Northern Liberties apartment. He survived, but the bullet cut his spinal cord in half, paralyzing him from the neck down. I’ll never forget the gut punch when my dad told me the news.

Jul 27, 2023 | inquirer.com | Chris Neary

Twelve years ago, my brother was shot and paralyzed in an attempted armed robbery in Philadelphia. Like many victims of gun violence, his day-to-day life changed in ways that are hard for most of us to fathom. He couldn’t breathe or move on his own because his spinal cord was shattered by the bullet. All of a sudden, my fiercely independent and free-spirited brother had to adjust — not only to survive, but to thrive. And thrive he did. Kevin died in February.

Aug 4, 2021 | delawareonline.com | Chris Neary

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