They need recovery, hope, encouragement and a reason to wake up every day. A person living with a spinal cord injury is Options for recovery, especially in Florida. This horrible reality is similarly faced by over 11,000 families each year.
We were informed our goals for regaining Amanda’s independence and complete mobility were unrealistic. In the days and weeks that followed, Amanda was fitted for a wheelchair. From her bedside in the hospital, I vowed to fight for my child’s recovery. I went from having an active, well-adjusted, daughter who loved her family, friends and participating in dance, to a battered, bed-ridden daughter, unable to sit up, feed herself or be in control of her bowel or bladder function. Immediately, desperate panic for my child clawed at me, followed by feelings of confusion,Īnger, sorrow and uncertainty.
