A man told he would never walk again has been hailed by a “real-life Rocky” after scaling the 72 famous steps from the blockbuster flick. Sylvester Stallone said Chase Friedman's spirit was "incredible" after defied the devastating diagnosis.
Chase was seriously injured in a freak accident after a New Year’s Eve party in 2021. Going to brush his teeth the morning after, he slipped in the bathroom, crashed headfirst into the sink and lost all feeling below his shoulders.
An MRI scan revealed he had injured his spinal cord from the C4 to C7 cervical vertebrae – near the top of his spine. And the former talent manager from Los Angeles, California, was warned he would spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair.
