æz pˈɑːɹt ʌv hɪz ɹᵻhˌæbɪlɪtˈeɪʃən fɹʌm ðæt ˈɪndʒɚɹi, hiː wɛnt tə tˈɜː məmˈoːɹɪəl hˈɜːmən ɪn hjˈuːstən, wˌɛɹ hiː mˈɛt dˈɑːktɚ. wˈɪljəm ˈeɪ. spˈɛnsɚ, ðə ɹᵻhˌæbɪlɪtˈeɪʃən mˈɛdəsən vˈɪʒənˌɛɹi.
As part of his rehabilitation from that injury, he went to TIRR Memorial Hermann in Houston, where he met Dr. William A. Spencer, the rehabilitation medicine visionary.