BYRON CENTER -
After a critical accident that left him paralyzed on the floor for 20 hours, Jason Heerema was back at work today at Zion Christian School.
Heerema is the top administrator, a sort of superintendent at the school of about 225 students.
He made his way up and down the halls greeting students and staff with a neck brace and cane.
"They say the more walking the better as long as I feel up to it," said Heerema. "If my legs don't feel overly weak."
On July 25th, Heerema fell off a ladder in his garage and wasn't found for 20 hours. He couldn't move.
His rehab was supposed to take two months, Heerema finished in five weeks.
He plans to work only a few hours a day the first few weeks back. Heerema will continue outpatient rehab at Mary Free Bed Hospital for several more weeks.
"I think causes all of us to put our lives in perspective and say what's the Lord teaching us through this you know?" Said Principal Tom Kwekel.
Heerema is also the boys basketball coach. He hopes to be on the sidelines for the Mountaineers this winter, leaving much of the hands-on work to an assistant.
Jason cannot drive until the end of October when he gets his neck brace off.
Heerema is the top administrator, a sort of superintendent at the school of about 225 students.
He made his way up and down the halls greeting students and staff with a neck brace and cane.
"They say the more walking the better as long as I feel up to it," said Heerema. "If my legs don't feel overly weak."
On July 25th, Heerema fell off a ladder in his garage and wasn't found for 20 hours. He couldn't move.
His rehab was supposed to take two months, Heerema finished in five weeks.
He plans to work only a few hours a day the first few weeks back. Heerema will continue outpatient rehab at Mary Free Bed Hospital for several more weeks.
"I think causes all of us to put our lives in perspective and say what's the Lord teaching us through this you know?" Said Principal Tom Kwekel.
Heerema is also the boys basketball coach. He hopes to be on the sidelines for the Mountaineers this winter, leaving much of the hands-on work to an assistant.
Jason cannot drive until the end of October when he gets his neck brace off.
