MANTECA, Calif. -- A paraplegic man in California is walking again and doctors are calling it a miracle.
David Blancarte lost the use of his legs 21 years ago after a motorcycle accident.
He got bitten by a brown recluse spider and went first to the hospital, then to rehab for eight months.
A nurse noticed his leg spasm and ran a test on him.
"When they zapped my legs, I felt the current and I was like 'Whoa' and I yelled," recalls Blancarte.
He felt the current and the rush of a renewed sense of hope. The nurse told Blancarte his nerves were alive and had just been asleep.
Five days after the discovery, Blancarte was walking. He's now out of the hospital and using a walker to get around.
The former boxer and dancer is taking it all in stride, know his best days are still ahead. While he's giving up boxing, Blancarte says he can't wait to get on the dance floor.
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