[It is barely more than a year since Blake broke his neck on a net post during training, lost his father to stomach cancer and was struck with stress-triggered shingles, which paralyzed half his face and jeopardized his career. But those] life lessons, ... find a way to be happy with it.

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Barely Blake Broke Lost Neck Net Post Training Year

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