As I read the article, that was my first thought. The fate of one man is extremely significant to him; but it must be viewed in context. If his misfortune was exceptional, and the remedy a rapid return to form, then this story is reassuring; but that is not the case. Instead, his misfortune was commonplace, yet the remedy applied only to him, leaving untold others calcified in their situation.

In that case, his story is a meaningless aberration.