My Unexpected Journey

Even before my accident I was always an adventurous, nature loving girl. Thanks to growing up in the country, I had the opportunity to go in the woods and hike whenever I wanted too.  I went hiking ALL the time with whoever wanted to join me, even in the winter time! (It also helped that my family loved doing it too) But now that I'm stuck in this new, unwanted, chapter of my life how can I still experience hiking in a wheelchair meant for a sidewalk? I mean my power chair can go through a lot, but it could never go off-roading.   Thankfully, we live in the 21st century and we have the right technology available to create a wheelchair that is powerful enough to go through anything. And I am so grateful that I own that certain all-terrain wheelchair called the "Action Tracker". And trust me it is all-terrain. For example, I had to cross over this little creek and it had no problem at a...

Now that my schedule has settled down and I’m not as busy, I’ve decided to start blogging again!   When I had my accident, my family started a blog called March For Marsh that kept everyone in touch with my recovery.   Now I’ve decided to personally keep you up to date with my life, therapy, and my road to independence. If you don’t know my story, I will give you a quick summary, but If you want to learn more you can visit my old blog www.marchformarsh.blogspot.com . Exactly 2 years ago, on May 21 st , 2012, I was involved in an automobile accident with 3 other friends.     I was the only one that sustained permanent injuries.   I broke my fifth cervical vertebrae which pinched my spinal cord against my sixth cervical vertebrae.   I had to undergo an 11 hour surgery to reconstruct my neck. They fused the fourth, fifth, and sixth cervical vertebrae together using titanium rods and plates and a cadaver bone. After the surgery, the rest was up t...