I Am a Paraplegic


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Dove's Broken Wings

Hello Everyone On April 17th, 2008 I was in a near fatal car accident after having been slipped some kind of "knock out" in a...

My Life Changed in Seconds....

It happened July 24, 2009 on a nice windy Friday night. IĀ had just come from a nice outing with my boyfriend, my mom and her boyfriend...

24/7 Paraplegia

In '07, I kept falling down and ended up in the local hospital, which was hell,undergoing test after test, until they discovered what was...

Unperfect Angel

I am a paraplegic...In January of 2002, I was a typical 21-year-old livin life in the fast lane when God decided to slow me down. I was in a...

Talk To Me I Talk Back

well im a 30yr.old male nwheelchair was shot nov 30th,2010 L1 incomplete paraplegicĀ  tattoo artist really new to all this just wanted to...

Bill Cherry

accident in 2009 i am now a parapeligic from the chest down i also have a brecal plex tear in the right arm which i cant move i only have...

A Stupid Mistake

My now exboyfriend and I were out friends. We all headed toward one of the local parks to hang out when he pushed me onto the ground...
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100% of people in this group say this is a bad experience. 100% think this experience makes them sad. 90% think this is a scary experience. 100% think this experience is hard. 100% say that, if they had the choice, they would not do it again. 90% think this is better experienced alone than with others. 100% think they would not recommend this to others. 90% think they find this experience attractive in others.

34% of people who have this experience are in their twenties, 25% are in their thirties, and 21% are in their forties. 60% of people who have this experience are men.

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