‘Miraculous’ Recovery for Man Who Fell 47 Floors - New York

Very lucky man and this is a true miracle that he will be pretty much back to normal in time. BD

But they predicted that his recovery would be complete in about a year. Alcides Moreno plunged 47 stories that morning last month, clinging to his 3-foot-wide window washer’s platform as it shot down the dark glass face of an Upper East Side apartment building. His brother Edgar, who had been working with him on the platform, was killed.
Asked at the press conference whether Mr. Moreno would walk again, Dr. Barie said, “We believe so, yes.” He noted that Mr. Moreno’s pelvis had not been injured in the fall. Dr. Barie also said that all the injuries to Mr. Moreno’s legs — some 10 fractures — had been “repaired” except one.
“Our goal is not just survival, but functional survival,” he said.