Portland police officer paralyzed in freak accident learns 'new normal' Portland Police officer Paul Meyer adjusts to "new normal" after injury Portland Police officer Paul Meyer, who suffered a spinal cord injury in a training accident in November 2012, talks about adjusting to the changes in his life it has caused and … Read more on OregonLive.com Exploring the Frontiers of Recovery From Spinal Cord Injury I broke my back and the damage to my spinal cord left me paralyzed from the waist down. From the moment I hit the ground I joined a global ...