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What happens when your life changes in a single second?

At 20 years old, Kenneth Kunken suffered a devastating spinal cord injury while playing football at Cornell University, leaving him nearly paralyzed from the shoulders down.

Most people would have called that the end.

Ken turned it into a beginning.

In this episode of W.A.R. — We’re All Recovering, Ken shares his journey through nine months of hospitals and rehab, returning to Cornell before disability laws existed, being carried up steps just to attend class, and ultimately building a life of purpose.

From engineer to lawyer to Assistant District Attorney for over 40 years, Ken’s story is about resilience, identity, and redefining strength after everything is stripped away.

We talk about the mental war after trauma, the unseen battles of recovery, family, legacy, and what it really means to rebuild when life doesn’t go as planned.

This isn’t motivation.

This is reality.

This is W.A.R.

Watch, share, and send this to someone who needs it.

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