HOUSTON — For the first time since a brutal attack and hit-and-run left him paralyzed, 37-year-old Marc Michel is sharing what he remembers from that night — and how he’s fighting to rebuild his life.

Michel has spent the past four months in a rehabilitation facility in Schulenburg, where he’s learning how to live as a paraplegic.

“Right now, I’m paralyzed from the waist down,” he said from his room. “It just altered my whole life… my life with my girlfriend, my work ethic, playing with my nephews. Everything in my life is really hard.”

A night that changed everything

Michel’s life changed in the early morning hours of June 18. The previous day had already been difficult — he had lost his job and was having issues with his landlord. After spending the day drinking, he ended up at a bar

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