This is the emotional moment a paraplegic man surprised his dad with the news that he had regained feeling in one leg.<br /><br />Richard Reynolds, 30, broke his neck in a snowboarding accident that left him paralysed.<br /><br />But, in an emotional surprise video, bedbound Richard is seen telling his dad Ron Reynolds, that he has regained some feeling in his right leg.<br /><br />Ron, 56, is visibly emotional and reaches out to touch his son's leg. <br /><br />He said: "It was one of the most wonderful things I have ever heard.<br /><br />"It was like an emotional release. I had been too scared to hope, but I felt so much hope in that moment.<br /><br />"I just cried like a baby. Happiest moment of my life."<br /><br />Richard, a snowboarding instructor in Spokane, Washington, USA, was on the slopes with his friends when he fell awkwardly. <br /><br />He hit his forehead above his eye - but the force and the angle broke his neck.<br /><br />Richard said: "I was at the end of the run, only going a few miles per hour.<br /><br />"I had come to almost a complete stop and turned around to see if my buddy was behind me.<br /><br />"When I turned around to look I fell forward and the next thing I knew I was face down in the snow.<br /><br />"I remember trying to move my arms and only my shoulders moved. I couldn’t move my arms.<br /><br />"When I realized I couldn’t move my body I started laughing. I knew instantly I was paralysed."<br /><br />Richard broke his neck at C2, which caused the nerves in his neck to swell and put pressure on his spinal cord.<br /><br />He spent two weeks in ICU before he was able to return home and also underwent two surgeries. <br /><br />According to doctors, the swelling will take two years to subside.<br /><br />Before his accident Richard was well involved in family life - in particular with his dad - and the accident and his recovery has taken its toll on everybody.<br /><br />Ron has dropped everything and been by Richard's side throughout the ordeal.<br /><br />He said: "This has been the most horrible thing I have ever been through.<br /><br />"It is scary and you feel like you have no control of anything.<br /><br />"It has drained me and I wouldn’t wish this on anyone. I don’t know how we keep going and I am scared."<br /><br />Richard added: "My dad has always been the person I have gone to when I need something and vice versa.<br /><br />"I can’t imagine what this has been like for him.<br /><br />"He has to do everything for me now. His whole life has changed."<br /><br />Richard's ongoing rehabilitation now involves physical and occupational therapy and continued exercises.<br /><br />He said: "We are on the at-home physical therapy and occupational therapy part of recovery.<br /><br />"We are trying to use as much of this as possible so that we have the best shot at a full recovery.<br /><br />"After I finish that program I move on to the outpatient portion which is more about strength training.<br /><br />"I am still progressing so the goal is to keep doing the more intense therapy, engaging those nerves and pushing myself to get back to something close to the life I had.<br /><br />"I am regaining feeling and mobility in my right arm and hand, and am<br />starting to feel hot and cold again.<br /><br />"I can also feel which direction my left leg is in, which is relatively new."
