SPINALpedia is a social mentoring network and video archive that allows the spinal cord injury community to motivate each other with the knowledge and triumphs gained from our individual experiences.
Richard Gaskin
United States, New York
Person Injured
About Me: In 1987, Richard Gaskin, a Queens NY resident, was shot by a
friend over
a personal dispute. The result would change Richard’s life
and those around
him forever.
The bullet severed his spine leaving him unable to walk.
This meant that
from...
Josh Basile
United States, Maryland
Person Injured
About Me: During the summer of 2004 while on a family vacation at
Bethany Beach in Delaware, I broke my neck after a wave
picked me up and slammed me headfirst into the ocean floor.
I was instantly paralyzed from the shoulders down.Since my
injury, I have...
Elizabeth Kolbe
United States, California
Person Injured
About Me: I am a C6-7 Quad from a 2000 car accident. I went to a
small rehab in Ohio, but thrived thanks to amazing mentors
and physical therapists. After high school in Ohio, I went
to Harvard and am now a law student at Stanford. As part of
rehab, I...