129 replies to this topic

[Zak Sharp]

I was almost 15 when I was injured, just turned 17.

[princessLola]

I was 7, now im 16.

[JohnnyO]

I was 9 months old when I developed neuroblastoma - a cancerous tumor at the T9/10 level. Wow....seems like a long time ago!

[TjTheQuad]

4th Jan this year. going on 18th this year =[

[The Black Sheep]

13, I'm 24 now. Doesn't seem like that long ago, though.

[18/08/88]

Hi Everyone!

I was 13 on Fathers day 2002, 2 months before I turned 14 which I spent in Hospital. I was hit in the neck with an electric fence post for separating fields for horses, It had a 6 inch spike on the end which bruised my spinal cord. I can now walk with a cane and have been driving my new car with the help of an infrared steering ball unit which is a very handy piece of kit.

I'm now 21 and have started back to physio and OT and hoping to improve further with their exellent help at Musgrave Park Hospital Belfast.

Nice to meet you all on here, I didn't know this existed.

Kevin

Edited by 18/08/88, 06 November 2009 - 10:38 PM.

[Christy]

I was 12 when injured, and now am 20.

[intrin]

oct 4th 98, i was 16 turning 17 in feb, really halted the breaks on my hyper activity, virgin too, anyone else relate? its depressing but im over it.

[QuadsDaddy]

My son was 3 when he was injured in 2006. He'll soon be 7.

[Jadith]

I was 3 months into my senior year =/

Edited by Jadith, 10 January 2010 - 04:51 AM.

[addis8]

I am about 1 year and 4 months post injurey. I was 16 when I got injured, in a car accident.

[Rockupandroll]

I was 16 when I was injured after an accident in the snow in January 1996, I'll be 31 this year.

[Wheelchair Traveler]

I am 26-years-old now and I was paralyzed when I was 14 –years-old. My family and I were driving to a family reunion when our car was stuck in gnarly monsoon rainstorm in Nevada and hydroplaned and rolled over a few times. My father was killed, my mother badly injured, little sister with minor and myself paralyzed. I spent my 15th birthday in Shock Trauma.

I was planning on getting a scholarship to play basketball, in which I was an all-star in. I was very popular and a big flirt with all the boys… so yeah… there was a little adjustment. The high school courtyard became a mine field of backpacks… for one thing. The new life was one hell of a change but not impossible to adapt to. …Learned many ways to “use what I got” for many many many advantages. I graduated high school on time and went to USC on a full-ride scholarship via “Swim with Mike.” It was an AMAZING experience!

The subtleties of life are what make it so beautiful and pleasurable to experience. Look at the beauty around you… not the pretty things in your neighbor’s yard. In other words, “it’s not what you look at that matter. It’s what you see” (Henry David Thoreau). I have learned ever so much in my 10 years of being in a chair and have experienced so much. I will keep experiencing life for it is an adventure truly unique to the individual soul.

I am always happy to talk to anyone about life, all aspects, so I am here if you need me.

[Wheeliegirl85]

I was 17 years old, just 2 months before I turned 18.

Seems like many of us here got injured when we were 17 0_0

[TheDoc]

I was 18 now 34

[Wheelchair Traveler]

TheDoc, on Apr 1 2010, 05:32 AM, said:

I was 18 now 34

Why the sad face?

[scimum]

My son was 4 now 8. Finding it hard being excluded by other kids how do I help?

[Barlow]

I had my car accident 3 months after graduation. it was hard to suddenly have everything that youve ever planned for your life change overnight.

turned 19 16 days after my accident in heershey medical center

[dewittmxracer29]

15 years old racing motocross, came up short on a second double jump landed on the front of the landing threw me off went ass over end and landed on my neck and broke my back at t 4-5. spent my 16th birthday in rehab center, gonna make up for it on my 17th b day ;)

[halobear11]

Three months into college, 18 years old.
Was in a comma for Thanksgiving '09.
Spent Christmas '09, New Years, and My 19th Birthday in Rehab...still having to drink thickened liquids...
Those were fun times.

[vlasto]

I got in a car accident november 21 of 2009 , got ejected and flew 50 feet. My injury is at c4-c5 asia b. I just turned 19 on the 21st of april. I am currrently still in rehab at CHILDREN'S SPECIALIZED HOSPITAL in NEW BRUNSWICk , nj. 6 months post , transfers via stand pivit or pop over with supervision , alot of standing and weight barring , i just got casted for rgo's so i am waiting to start taking some steps.

[4estGimp]

I was 16 years old and in great shape. I remember running that morning in the fall air and thinking, "I could just run all day".

That was in 1985 ...yeeeow

[Edtezky]

I was 3 months after turning 14. But now I am 21 still living and enjoying myself

[koala]

17. a year ago.

[hisamsmith]

I was 6 when I was injured. I am now 26.
My husband was injured when he was 15. He's 26.

[snodrog742]

I was 9 months old when I had a spinal cord bleed. I'm 20 now

[nygiants0010]

Two months after turning 17....I'll be 39 in July. I thought i was indestructible!!! As most teenagers do. What a long strange trip its been. LMAO

[gferrari]

I was 17 when I broke. Lately I've been thinking about the day when I will have been using my wheelchair for more than half my life. That day will come in a couple years and I sometimes wonder what I will be thinking or doing at that time. Thanks for this thread and topic.

[Saxsen]

I had my accident 8 days after my 4th birthday. im 16 now.

[Drew94]

I had my accident on 5-15-2010 I was 16 at the time. Now 17