Looking Upward: Facing And Reaching Beyond Spinal Cord Injury

Imagine being at a point in life where a euphoric feeling of well-being sweeps you along on an idyllic journey toward only good things ahead. You are young, healthy and have seemingly endless potential within you. Then imagine all of that ending in an instant, throwing life into complete turmoil and plunging you into the depths of despair. Such an experience happened to me on a dark wintry night, leaving me to ponder how to continue on and reclaim life's dreams and goals. Answers did not come easily, and not without a total restructuring of my previously established self-worth and identity. This memoir tells of becoming spinal cord injured at age 22, struggling to deal with this dramatic life change physically, psychologically and socially, and eventually overcoming through faith, determination and personal growth obstacles and challenges faced. It is my story, but you may find somewhere in it similarities to your own life experience.