Marci looked down the beach and saw John on his back on the sand. Marci attended classes every day with John, learning how to catheterize her husband to relieve his bladder and prevent a side effect of spinal cord injury called dysreflexia, which can raise the blood pressure. About a week into their stay at Shepherd, John and Marci were brought to a conference room and listened as John’s doctor explained his injury and prognosis. John worked for a couple of days with a therapist who tried once to see if John could roll from his back to his stomach in a test of his strength and stability. When John and Marci met with Ted Dardzinski, one of the founders of Project Walk, he warned them the process would be long — with no guarantees. read more

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