Zachary S
Art has never been as important for Zachary as is it now. Between cooking professionally and building a portfolio as an aspiring artist, Zachary was just living life and going about his day to day. That all changed instantly when a drunk driver rear ended his car one night
Johnny Wheels
Johnny Wheels keeps the music rockin with his band Swamp Donkeys even after his SCI. Born into a family of musicians, Johnny had been playing guitar, drums, and bass from a very young age. After his injury, he set out to learn how he could continue playing music. He tried
Francisco E
Francisco is growing professionally after his spinal cord injury as a community health worker for Oregon Spinal Cord Injury Connection. Before 2007 Francisco was self admittedly hanging out with the wrong crowd. “I was bad”. That was all about to change. A night of par
Bryanna S
Bryanna is in her element as a loving mom after a spinal cord injury. Before her accident, Brianna had been thriving at her job in hiring and training. She felt everything was going well. That is until “I started going down a dark road and got involved with some old frie
Anna S
Anna still enjoys the beautiful places she has always loved. After having a lifestyle consisting of physical motion and incredible vistas Anna was afraid her spinal cord injury would keep her from old passions. “The fear of suddenly losing the ability to reach my favorit
Aaryn C
As a child Aarynn was diagnosed with cerebral palsy but later in adulthood, it was discovered that her disability stemmed from a malformed spinal cord or an injury to the spine as an infant. “I have always been someone with an apparent physical disability. As a child and
