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Davies released from hospital

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U.S. national team forward Charlie Davies has been released from the National Rehabilitation Hospital in Washington some four weeks after being involved in a deadly car crash.

"I would like to take the time to thank everyone who has dealt with me in the Hospital Center and NRH for really putting in the time to help me get better as a person and as an athlete," Davies said in a statement released on his behalf.

"I continue to improve every day, and I look forward to getting back on my feet and attacking rehabilitation."

Davies underwent several surgeries to repair injuries suffered during the Oct. 9 crash, including a fractured femur and tibia in his right leg, a fractured elbow and facial fractures.

One of the doctors treating Davies told the Washington Post that the prognosis for Davies future looks good after he completes extensive rehabilitation.

What do you think of this news? Feeling a sense of relief? Confident he will make a surprisingly fast recovery? Still worried about him being able to regain his old form?

Share your thoughts below.

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  3. I know i’m a couple days late–but some inside information:

    A west coast surgeon who worked on Gooch and was consulted on CD9 said something to the effect that athletes rarely return after the kind of injuries he had, much less return to their old form. Thus, he thinks recovery is going to take longer than some expect.

    Just what i heard. I can’t verify–but in anycase, I hope he’s wrong.

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  5. Look, CD f’d up. He was out past curfew, partying, and then he got injured. That happened to him because he was in a place he shouldn’t have been. I wish it hadn’t happened, especially because somebody died, but it did.

    If the cause of the accident has any bearing on his future as a soccer player, then we want to know. Otherwise, it is just morbid curiosity (which can be satisfied by reading whatever court documents come out once the lawsuits get played out).

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  7. And so much wrong with yours. Your quest for knowledge reminds me of the journalists in Florida who wanted Dale Earnhardt’s autopsy photos in the interest of driver’s safety. He died because the car’s steering wheel went through his face. What more do they need to know?

    I’m sure the DC police (or whoever has jurisdiction) are doing what they’re supposed to be doing. And I’m sure that most of it is none of our business. And your beef (and others, too) shouldn’t be with Ives because you think he’s not doing his job. He decides what his job is, not you.

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  8. 1)I guess we’ll have to disagree. I think the accident was punishment enough. I don’t understand why anyone would use that word (“punished). (I know you didn’t use it first).

    2)The road is a freakin’ nightmare in the best of conditions. At night in the rain, it’s even worse. Use your imagination. Again, I don’t understand the need for details that really won’t change anything: it was a terrible accident that took the life of a young woman, and forever changed the lives of two others, one of whom we feel like we know because we love soccer, and he is a great player who inspires us. Perhaps I misread your post, but it seemed like the info you were looking for, especially in light of the “punishment” phrase used above, was more of the prurient variety, than anything helpful (of which I think there can be very little at this point). But that’s just me.

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  15. I would like to know what the story behind the accident was. I doubt Charlie himself did anything in the wrong because I think that information would have leaked if were the case. But sometimes you have to watch out who you hang out with, especially being a professional athlete.

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