I Am Paralyzed

It's been just over a week since my Husband Paul has been in the hospital.  He has fluid in his lungs and has that horrible tube down  his neck.  I cannot communicate with him... only watch him and wonder.  We...

I am a quadriplegic paralyzed from the neck down and have been so for the past 18 years. I submitted my application to Oral Roberts University,so I can become a pastor. I had the admissions fee waived,having to take the SAT test waived...

it was october 15 2010 i was out driving with my cousin and his two plus sized friends and thats all i remember cause next thing i knew i was in a hospital bed with an iv in my arm and the loss of feeling from the waist down and i was...

If i wouldn't have lived she would have got away with trying to kill me but my mom also went back to the crime scene knocking on doors and a man opened the door and told her the story he said he never seen anything like that in his...

I am an advocate for the disable and looking for people who need or use a wheelchair to get around. I am sick and tired of going to restaurants and seeing people order their food from a menu outside. I on several occasions have...

I have a friend in Ypsilanti, Michigan in a Rehab Center and she has Partial Paralysis on her entire left side. She is 38 years old and suffered a stroke. I am seeking someone for her to talk to that has been there and can give her some...

My mam was a active lady who loved family life. She started developing pains in her legs and finding it hard to walk long distances without stopping she went to the doctors n had tests at the hospital and they decided to do an aortic...

I had missed a test at school on week. I had to stay after school to make up the test. After I had made up the test I called home. Rick (my mom's husband) didn't answer the phone. I had decided to walk home. I had walked 3.2 miles...

I'd had chronic neck pain for about 17 years. Tried physical therapy several times and many different pain meds w/out relief. Finally saw a neurosurgeon who said I needed a cervical laminectomy. It was a VERY low risk surgery. I was...

My ten year old is having a very difficult time with my husbands injury.... She wants to find a child her age to talk with about her feelings ... If there is anyone out there that is willing to help please do... Thank you so much

I know that every body who has suffered a spinal cord injury has at one time or another asked the question whether there is really a GOD, because they are now wheelchair bound. I also know that you may ask why,but you will never get an...

Over the past 12 years as a peer mentor I've come to realize the fact that you need to pay it forward to others who have suffered recent spinal cord injuries like those that have helped you while being in the hospital after suffering a...

During these 17 1/2 plus years I have learned many things,and one of those things is that when someone suffers a spinal cord injury they seek to become whole and well. I believe that to become whole and to have total wellness it takes...

Dec 13th changed my life forever.Got off work,drove home as normal an less than half mile from my house car spun out nexk thing i rem was waking up 2 mo later on lifesupport in hospital.Thing that has bothered me the most is my daughter...

It's been 2 1/2yrs since my accident I was 16 when it happened.I can't give you details cause I don't remember them I broke my neck,collar bone,ankle,and all 10 toes I am just now standing by myself.but everyday is a struggle I was a...

Just to show that all things are possible with Jesus Christ my Lord and Savior. I wanted to let everyone know that I got accepted into Oral Roberts University to study Christian Ministries, so I can become a pastor,youth minister or do...

Most people that have suffered spinal cord injuries suffer depression right after they suffer there injury, because of the loss of their independence and their ability to take care of themselves. They often are not motivated and do not...

There was no accident for me, it's something that's come on slowly over the last year or two. I have lived with scoliosis most of my life and I've had spinal fusion surgery. I've now developed stenosis in the part of my spine that's...

On March 1,2009, I was in an ATV accident that totally severed my spinal cord at the T2 point. I used to do cross country, track, gymnastics, swim team, and cheer leading. I was absolutely shocked with the fact I most likely would never...