Justine's Fight to Walk Again

In September 2014, I made a split second decision on a rainy evening that changed my life. I decided to walk our little dog Bailey quickly before my husband John came home. I put his flip flops on, as they were always by the front door, and headed outside for a quick walk. On our way back, Bailey pulled me and I slipped on the wet sidewalk. My feet went over my head and I slammed down on the sidewalk.
 
As a result of the fall, I suffered a spinal cord injury and hydrocephalus. Three surgeries followed and months and months in and out of Jackson Memorial Hospital.  I eventually lost my ability to stand and to walk. I couldn’t feel my feet and I had lost all awareness of my lower body. The term “proprioception” was thrown around by my doctors and physical therapists. Apparently I had lost it, and I didn’t even know I had it in the first place.

I have fought my way back and I continue fighting every single day.  I am determined to walk again; to dance again; to get back to normal life again. The therapy expenses required for my recovery have become so overwhelming, we have begun this campaign to help me continue fighting to get back on my feet again. Every dollar, every cent counts. Thank you!