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On September 4, 1990, at age 11, she was hit by a car while walking home from school, resulting in paralysis from the neck down. Although her injuries left her completely dependent on other people, she graduated from Ward Melville High School in 1996 with high honors, and was accepted to Harvard. [ 2 ]
She had a fracture between the fourth and fifth cervical vertebrae and became a quadriplegic (or tetraplegic), paralyzed from the shoulders down. [4] During her two years of rehabilitation, according to her autobiography Joni, she experienced anger, depression, suicidal thoughts, and religious doubts. However, during occupational therapy, she ...
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Nearly 12 years ago, Jessie Owen's life changed forever. Motor vehicle accidents account for the majority of spinal cord injuries and are closely followed by falls, acts of violence and sports ...
Bågenholm woke up ten days after the accident, paralyzed from the neck down and subsequently spent two months recovering in an intensive care unit. Although she has made an almost full recovery from the incident, late in 2009 she was still having minor symptoms in hands and feet related to nerve injury .
A 32-year-old woman became paralyzed from the neck down after doing the sport she loved — now, her family and friends are doing everything they can to help.
Deborah was a healthy, top-of-her-class, straight-A student, and competitive fencer for the beginning of her life. However, at the age of 23, she began to feel exhausted and sought help from doctors, who diagnosed her with Guillain–Barré syndrome.