# @reevefoundation on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/BuHK_5dh5Fo
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/14625677-reevefoundation-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/50eed4855c.jpg
- **Posted:** 2019-02-20T17:31:10.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation (@ReeveFoundation) — https://gondola.cc/ReeveFoundation

## Caption

"Four years ago, I never would’ve imagined I would be where I am today. On January 31, 2015, at only 19 years old, a hay truck that was coming at me head on in my lane. I swerved to miss him, and it caused me to flip over for 75 yards. I was ejected and thrown 50 feet from my car and landed flat on my back on the ground. I remember the feeling of landing flat on my back like it was yesterday. When I hit the ground, I tried to get up, but I couldn’t move. I couldn’t feel. I couldn’t do anything.

After an 8-hour back surgery, they reconstructed my entire spine with rods and screws. My spinal cord was injured at level T12, which means I’m paralyzed from the waist down. I do everything that any able-bodied person would do on a daily basis, just in a different way.

I’m still in physical therapy to this day for my overall health and range of motion. I proved my surgeons wrong and I walked down the aisle at my wedding in my leg braces, all with the help of my physical therapist training me over the last three years. My wish for everyone I come in contact with and everyone that comes across my story is that you never stop living your life to the fullest no matter what you may be going through. Always follow your heart and dreams and never give up!" - AllyGrizzard, Reeve Community Leader and #ReeveConnect Moderator #FacesOfReeve - - - Visit Reeve Connect today and chat with Ally! (Link in Bio)

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## Tags

facesofreeve, reeveconnect

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