Another Mountain

"Another Mountain" is a true story of how Eddie Rigsbee recovered from the physical and psychological effects of paralysis. Like the doctors, Linda questioned whether her husband would ever walk again. Bringing him home so that she could care for him seemed the best choice. When Eddie Rigsbee went to the emergency room in June of 2010, he was in agony. He thought the pain in his neck was caused by bone deterioration, but when he arrived at the hospital, no one would listen to him. Their focus was immediately riveted on his heart and dynamite couldn't blast it away. Heart trumped spine and they insisted on a heart catheterization before they would consider his spine. Eddie came out of the heart catheterization a quadriplegic. But the real story isn't the mistake or the cover-up that stonewalled his recovery. The real story is about tenacity, courage, acceptance and adapting to the inevitable. It is a story about betrayal, and the overcoming of it; and it is a story about learning how to help others. The real story is in Eddie's refusal to give up in the face of adversity. This story is about how he and his wife clawed their way up mountainous obstacles together and made the best of a bad situation.