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Video: Medic makes amazing recovery after near-fatal crash

He suffered brain damage in a car wreck that his own rescue team responded to; doctors weren’t sure he would recover but after being awake for two days he’s already relearning how to walk

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PORTLAND, Ore. — A Tillamook County paramedic was nearly killed in a crash last week, but today he’s making a remarkable recovery.

Most of the damage to Josh Blackburn’s car was to the back of his car, but the impact was so strong it left Blackburn with brain damage.

“With a brain injury and a car wreck, he could never wake up, and I knew that was a possibility,” said Amy Blackburn, who is Josh’s wife of 13 years.

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