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CANTON \u2014 Dressed in all black, sporting a \u201cBetter Everyday\u201d T-shirt and Nike hat, Brian Ferris dropped to his knees and descended onto a bright blue mat Wednesday morning at Journey Forward in Canton.<\/span><\/p>\n

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With his mother, Maureen Ferris, to his right, and neuroexercise specialist Rowan Curtin to his left, he methodically crawled from one end of the path to the other as the clock struck 10 a.m. He moved his right knee and right hand forward, then his left hand and left knee followed. Each movement told a story, each square of the mat was earned, and each inch marked another small, but significant, hurdle cleared. <\/span><\/p>\n

Less than six months ago, on Dec. 1, 2025, Ferris lay on the floor, paralyzed for six hours in his Taunton home, immobile after falling while preparing for a colonoscopy. He suffered a life-altering spinal cord injury that left him with minimal movement of his arms and legs. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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