Published on: November 3, 2019 at 5:02 AM

By Jeremy King
Regions Bank

It was like any other Friday morning.

Almost.

As David Cooks, a 15-year-old high school sophomore, got ready for school, he had a little pain in his back. But he didn’t think much of it. Exams were that day, and basketball tryouts were coming up.

Later, as he practiced shooting hoops, his performance was off. Something was going on. The pain in his back quickly grew more serious.

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