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after 81 days in a coma joel woke up in medical center in texas. i didn t know where i was. i didn t know what was going on. really? he lost a leg, his eye, fingers on one hand, suffered a traumatic brain injury and burned on more than 60% of his body. his parents put their lives on hold to be with their son as he learned to walk and speak again. endured dozens of surgeries. with their support, he began to make unbelievable recovery. he went from walking and talking to sal da dancing and everything. two years ago, joel met andy, who had been through a life-changing experience of his own. when he ran to the world trade center on 9/11 to help with the search and rescue. i lost three friends on that day. i made a promise to them that i would do something for my country that made a difference. so andy started a charity called building homes for

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