She Told Me To “Walk It Off” After My Fall—Then The MRI Revealed Why It Was No Accident

on the team were patient. They had all been where I was.

“First year is always the hardest,” Marcus told me. Marcus was a veteran who had been injured in Afghanistan. “You’re learning a whole new body. Be patient with yourself.”

One evening, as I was wheeling myself onto my balcony to watch the sunset, my phone buzzed. An unknown number.

I almost ignored continue reading …