On March 27, 2017, Gordon was standing at a bus stop in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood with a friend before 6 a.m., heading to school and wrestling practice, when gunfire erupted. “Some guys had pulled up and just started shooting at us,” Gordon recalled. As the shots rang out, Gordon ran. “It hit me in my main artery,” he said. “As I was running, it felt like I jumped in a pool… and it was like blood.” Gordon was rushed to Stroger Hospital, where doctors treated the injuries that ended his athletic career. But Gordon says it was the social workers who truly helped change the direction of his life. “They was kind of helping me realize my strengths,” Gordon said. “After I realized my strengths, that kind of made me get my sense of worth back.” #PTSD #strogerhospital #shooting #recovery