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Meet Donna
In 1985, following what was expected to be routine surgery at 34 years old, Donna woke up unable to move, suddenly living with a spinal cord injury (SCI).
“It was very difficult. I was not getting a lot of positive feedback. No one was giving me the idea that if I worked hard, I could overcome this. So, a lot of it came from within. It was like, ‘Either I do this on my own or nothing is going to happen.’”
When the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation launched what was then a new effort, the National Paralysis Resource Center, Donna knew she wanted to be part of it. What she needed immediately following her SCI—guidance, reassurance, and someone to help navigate next steps—could now exist for others.