# @thelizzyo on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DOEbWMuAXch
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/36162657-thelizzyo-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-09-01T18:17:19.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Lizzy O | Motherhood & Lifestyle (@thelizzyo) — https://gondola.cc/thelizzyo

## Caption

September is Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month, and one of the questions I get asked all the time online is some version of: “How did you get pregnant and have two kids if you can’t walk?”

I’ve always been an open book, so I don’t mind answering questions, but I had to hop on this reel trend because people really do forget that pregnancy has nothing to do with walking.

After my car accident in 2008, I had questions too about childbirth with a spinal cord injury. But most of those concerns came from a place of not knowing. That’s why I share… to replace ignorance with information.

Here’s the truth: globally, an estimated 250,000 to 500,000 people sustain a spinal cord injury every year, and many go on to build families. 

Mobility has nothing to do with fertility.

If everything is fine with a woman and her uterus, pregnancy and childbirth are possible with the right medical care.

Representation matters. When I was newly injured, I didn’t see many women who looked like me raising families and living full lives. 

That’s why I share. So someone else doesn’t have to wonder if it’s possible.

If you learn something here, pass it on. Correct the myths when you hear them, because awareness grows when more of us speak up.

At the end of the day, my greatest testimonies call me “Mommy,” and they prove every single day that life after SCI is still life full of miracles.

I have a playlist on my YouTube channel from my first pregnancy, including a full birth vlog. 

I’ll be posting every day this September to shed light on life after SCI. If you have questions or any topic you’d like me to address during this series, please ask away in comments or send a DM.

#SpinalCordInjuryAwarenessMonth #SpinalCordInjury #DisabilityAwareness #SCICommunity #DisabilityVisibility

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scicommunity, spinalcordinjury, disabilityawareness, disabilityvisibility, spinalcordinjuryawarenessmonth

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