I Am a Paraplegic

The day that i was shot, was the day that i was lost. Pleasure and fun at any cost. Shots all around me!!!!!!! What's going on? This cant be happening!!!!! Where did I go wrong? Bullets are shattering; while my heart is pitter-pattering...

            An unusual urge.
Tonight I had a very unusual urge ha ha. The urge was to speak to someone who would understand all the subtle problems that I face in my life..To speak to other paraplegics..
I entered a search...

To keep it short and simple, I was shot in the back while at a new years eve party about 12:15 am January 1,1995. Left me in a wheelchair. Ever since then it's been like I'm in "The Twilight Zone". To answer any potential questions, It...

I have had back problems for years went to doctor after doctor trying to find out what was wrong but was always just sent on my way even being called a seeker by 2 nurses. My back hurt more than normal for 3 days on the forth May/1/2012...

I’d really like to learn if anyone has had any experience, personally or through friends, with walking with braces.

This summer I met a para like myself, in good shape, thin, petite with good arm muscles. She was able to walk with...

First of all hello to everyone and I hope we all get along well. I've been hoping to find a place to reach out to people who can understand my situation. I'm a T-6 paraplegic. Back in 2007 I had a stroke at 18 thanks to my utter lack of...

I have been a paraplegic for several years. I would like to make new friends, give support and in return get support. I am a victim of a drunk driver. I got hit by a drunk driver that left me a paraplegic. I am a T10, I feel from the...

Well like all of us there is the day we became so I will tell you my day so have a sit and enjoy!
It was a sunny day in Ft Collins Colorado on 10/21/2000 where a buddy and I drove off the highway to a race track for moto cross dirt...

It was about 6:30 p.m Aug 22,2009. I was running an errand for My dad downtown. I was turning left onto another intersection 3 way stop. The person on my left hand side had apparently stopped at the stop sign,and then stopped in the...

The answer is: that walking is definitely worth it. And not as hard as it seems at first. Here’s what I learned:

1/ You have to have a low enough level of injury to make it medically possible.

2/ You have to be in super shape before...

It happened July 24, 2009 on a nice windy Friday night. I had just come from a nice outing with my boyfriend, my mom and her boyfriend. When we got home (We all live in the same apt building) it was only 9pm so my boyfriend, 2...

hi.guys i am 23 years old.i met with an accident 8 months before.me and my two friends..friends like brothers going to delhi.one of my friend asked me to stop the car.as he wants to pee..i stopped the car..and pulled my seat back to...

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 near-fatal car accident that changed my life...forever.

It was January 20, 2002, a cold and...

Recently when i spasm my head starts to throb? and if youve had this before please let me know

A week before my accident, I had a moment I'll never forget.
At the time I was working at a new job I absolutely loved. I actually looked forward to getting up and going to work In the mornings! Three weeks prior to that, the person...

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 drink at my workplace.  Got in my vehicle (no memories of this at all) never put my seatbelt...

Last night I went out on a date without using my wheelchair at all. Walked from start to finish. It was the best night of my life.

Moving and seeing and talking at eye level, sitting at a seat in a restaurant rather than have someone...

Everything happens for reason? Oh, wow. In the beginning, no other statement could infuriate me more. Not solely because of my situation, but because it brought to mind other, far more devastating tragedies people have had to endure. Or...