Jasper Climbs Back to Beat the Odds After a Spinal Cord Injury

Jasper F., 15, was rock climbing at summer camp in a small Virginia town when she fell 40 feet, injuring her spinal cord and shattering both wrists and ankles. She was airlifted to a trauma center where she endured three surgeries in 24 hours. The neurosurgeon there gave her little hope for improvement and, because she couldn’t bear weight, she was rejected by every rehabilitation facility her parents contacted ... except Shirley Ryan AbilityLab. Within weeks of arriving, she crushed one goal after another: sitting up on her own, getting dressed and completing wheelchair transfers. On the day she received the greenlight to bear weight, she stood up. Read her full story and find out how you can help give more patients like Jasper the chance for the best outcome: www.sralab.org/articles/patie...

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I certainly can relate with the gratitude she holds for the therapists which make Shirley Ryan AbiliyLab what it is.