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Returning to the gym after a spinal cord stroke during a workout Francis “Tito” Vigan, 34-year-old bodybuilder from Lincoln has made incredible strides in a matter of months.

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The gym is a familiar place to Francis “Tito” Vigan, a personal trainer and nutrition coach. For the past 10 years, he’s spent much of his time prepping for bodybuilding competitions.

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Reflected in a mirror, Francis Vigan walks on a treadmill with the assistance of physical therapy assistant Wendy Kyser on Friday at Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital. Vigan, a 34-year-old bodybuilder, has been recovering after a rare spinal cord stroke during a workout paralyzed him from the waist down.

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Francis Vigan tells a joke causing his physical therapist Kelly Billings to laugh while taking a short break on Friday. Vigan said he'd advise others not to give up on themselves. "Just because today is hard does not mean that tomorrow will be," he said.

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With the assistance of an over-ground gait and balance system, Francis Vigan is guided by physical therapist Kelly Billings through an exercise session on Friday at Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital. 

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Venito Taylor (left) fist-bumps Francis Vigan as he walks to his next exercise, on Friday at Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital in Lincoln. Taylor and Vigan worked out at the same gym and both suffered injuries that brought them to Madonna within a few months of one another.

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Reflected in a mirror, Francis Vigan walks on a treadmill with the assistance of physical therapy assistant Wendy Kyser on Friday at Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital. Vigan, a 34-year-old bodybuilder, has been recovering after a rare spinal cord stroke during a workout paralyzed him from the waist down.

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With the assistance of an over-ground gait and balance system, Francis Vigan is guided by physical therapist Kelly Billings through an exercise session on Friday at Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital. 

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Venito Taylor (left) fist-bumps Francis Vigan as he walks to his next exercise, on Friday at Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital in Lincoln. Taylor and Vigan worked out at the same gym and both suffered injuries that brought them to Madonna within a few months of one another.

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