The Austin police department also didn't think Segal would make it through necessary surgery and quickly transferred his case to the department's homicide division. However, Segal, now 39, beat the odds and made it through surgery and extensive rehabilitation. He graduated from UT in 1985 and from the Graduate School of Social Work at UH in 1990. He currently is a state certified social worker for Memorial Hermann Health Systems in the neuro intensive care unit, where he leads counseling groups for families of head injury survivors and stroke patients. I always say that they are not me, and I'm not them.
Every patient is different.
In addition, Segal is a licensed marriage and family therapist and travels around the country as an inspirational speaker and shares his story with others. During one of his speaking journeys, the beginning of a different chapter in his life began to unfold. He put it on the Internet and Chicken Soup found it. Despite his success, the road hasn't been easy for Segal. He is partially paralyzed on his right side, and he has difficulty breathing and speaking.