ley ▁played ▁D ew s bury ▁at ▁Crown ▁Fl att . ▁Late ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁half ▁My ers ▁recovered ▁a ▁loose ▁ball ▁and ▁was ▁running ▁head - down ▁towards ▁the ▁D ew s bury ▁goal ▁line ▁when ▁he ▁coll ided ▁with ▁Fred ▁Richard son , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁D ew s bury ▁for wards . ▁My ers ' ▁head ▁hit ▁Richard son ' s ▁shoulder ▁and ▁both ▁fell ▁over . ▁Richard son ▁was ▁bru ised ▁but ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁reg ain ▁his ▁feet ▁but ▁My ers ▁remained ▁un cons cious ▁on ▁the ▁ground . ▁My ers ▁was ▁carried ▁to ▁the ▁dress ing ▁room ▁where ▁a ▁doctor ▁exam ined ▁him ▁and ▁recommended ▁that ▁he ▁be ▁taken ▁to ▁hospital . ▁ ▁My ers ▁was ▁taken ▁to ▁D ew s bury ▁Inf irm ary , ▁conscious ▁on ▁arrival ▁he ▁compla ined ▁of ▁pain ▁in ▁the ▁neck ▁and ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁move ▁his ▁arms ▁or ▁legs . ▁ ▁The ▁do ctors ▁who ▁ass essed ▁him ▁were ▁sure ▁there ▁were ▁severe ▁sp inal ▁inj uries ▁but ▁due ▁to ▁sw ell ings ▁at ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁injury ▁they ▁could ▁not ▁confirm ▁the ▁full ▁nature ▁of ▁the ▁injury . ▁X - ray s ▁detected ▁no ▁f ract ure ▁of ▁the ▁sp ine ▁and ▁the ▁do ctors ▁concluded ▁ ▁that ▁the ▁par al ysis ▁was ▁caused ▁by ▁an ▁internal ▁ha emor rh age ▁putting ▁pressure ▁on ▁the ▁sp ine . ▁The ▁injury ▁also ▁made ▁breath ing ▁difficult . ▁My ers ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁talk ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁first ▁actions