Acrobat

Very moving.
I thought this program showed the challenges of coping with becoming paralyzed in a very unique way. It was evident this man, Fabrice Champion, had to make an enormous change emotionally as well as physically and mentally , particularly because he was so amazingly invested in using his body as a trapeze artist for so many years. To fly for so many years as he did and then to simply not be able to move even to take a single step must have been like being in a different reality. Many find it difficult to cope with paralysis even with never having known the freedom of flying as a trapeze artist does. This film depicted this man's struggle to cope with such a life-changing experience while at the same time giving the rest of us a glimpse of the courage and strength of spirit it took Fabrice in his attempt to recover some portion of his previous life. One can't help but root for him to establish a life with which he can be happy. By the end, you witness his metamorphosis and you are...





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