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Archive Home > 2008 > March > 28 > A year after his accident, Bend teen is ‘still Tyler’

A year after his accident, Bend teen is ‘still Tyler’

By Yoko Minoura / The Bulletin
March 28, 2008

Though Tyler Eklund, 15, uses a wheelchair and relies on a ventilator to help him breathe, he said he doesn’t want special treatment.

After all, the Bend teen said, he’s still the same person.

“Some people don’t see that,” he said.....

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