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>> reporter: it was there that one unexpected moment, a tragic diving accident changed charless life forever. >> it just hit at the precise angle that all force was transmitted to one spot and that is the cervical vertebra that severed the spinal cord. >> when did you realize the accident was life altering? >> the second it happened. >> reporter: despite his permanent paralysis charles astounded his professors and classmates by graduating on time near the top of his class was ultimately decided ...

Diving accident changed charless life forever. >> it precisely the angle all the force was transmitted to one spot, the cervical vertebra which severed the spinal cord. >> when did you realize it was life altering? >> the second it happened. >> reporter: despite his paralysis charles astounded his professors and classmates by graduating on time near the top of his class was ultimately decided the field wasnt for him. a career reversal he joked about on fox decades later. >> im a psychiatrist in ...

Decades later. >> im a psychiatrist in remission. doing very well. havent had a relapse and 25 years. >> 1978, krauthammer headed to washington, d.c., for a government job. >> i thought, whats in washington, isnt that where they do politics? one thing lead to another. >> robyn encouraged him to follow his dreams, and he soon landed at the left-leading "nonw republic" magazine. just as reagan was taking offic office. >> he found himself agreeing with the new president and disagreed with his feeli...

His candid, quick witted remarks delivered with style and civility. >> its my job to call a folly a folly. you betray your whole life if you dont say what you think and say it honestly and bluntly. >> why did you choose psychiatry? >> i was looking for something halfway between medicine and philosophy. psychiatry was the obvious thing. im a psychiatrist in remission and havent had a relapse for 25 years. one of the reasons i shifted because on foreign policy the democrats changed, i didnt. >> wh...

Overcame an accident that left him unable to walk, to become a best-selling author. he was also known as the dean of conservative commentators. in addition, krauthammer was long-time fox news contributor who gave unique insight on so many issues. take a look. >> its my job to call a folly a folly, you are betraying your whole life if you dont say what you think and dont say honestly and bluntly. >> why did you choose psychiatry? >> i was looking for something halfway between the reality of medic...

Doing very well. havent had a relapse and 25 years. >> in 1978, krauthammer headed to washington, d.c., for a government job. >> i thought, whats in washington, isnt that where they do politics? one thing lead to another. >> robyn encouraged him to follow his dreams, and he soon landed at the left-leading "new republic" magazine. just as reagan was taking office. >> he found himself agreeing with the new president and questions his own feelings about the democratic party. >> ended up supporting ...

On time near the top of his class. ultimately he decided the field wasnt for him. a career reversal he joked about on fox decades later. >> im a psychiatrist in remission. [laughter] >> doing very well. i havent had a relapse in 25 years. >> bret: in 1978, krauthammer headed to washington, d.c. for a government job. >> i thought once im in washington, isnt that where they do politics? one thing will lead to another. >> bret: robin encouraged him to follow his dreams and he soon landed at the lef...

Diving accident, changed charles life forever. >> all of the force was transmitted to one spot. that is the cervical vertebrae which severed the spinal cord. >> when did you realize that the accident was life altering? >> the second that it happened. >> despite his permanent paralysis, he is astounded his professors and classmates by graduating on time, near the top of his class. ultimately, he decided the field was not for him. a career reversal, he joked about on fox, decades later. >> doing v...

It just doesnt fit right now. >> am i allowed a moment of relapse? >> oh, a moment, yeah. >> how can anyone make a stabilized transition without some form of relapse? >> oh, absolutely, right. >> you will relapse. its inevitable. its inevitable. >> if you had slapped him in the head. even if you had punched him in the face or kicked him. >> what about me getting punched? what about me? what about [ bleep ] >> this is something completely different. >> this is extreme. >> this is extreme. >> its ...

>> anthony: uh-huh. >> heather: so this is my narcan. i carry this around, i have one of these in my house and i have one of these in my car. i have a fear that my husbands going to relapse and im going to find him dead. you just put this in here and squirt it up their nose. >> anthony: now in most cases, as i understand it, theyre right out of it. >> heather: yeah. theyre right out of it and theyre instantly sick. >> anthony: they dont wake up happy. but they wake up. >> heather: but they wake ...