SHOP.
SHOP. THE
SHOP. THE WORK WAS PUNISHMENT AFTER
HE WAS EXPELLED FROM COLLEGE IN
1986.
1986.
1986. >>>
1986. >>> THREE YEARS AGO YOU MAY NOT
HAVE MET CHRIS LANE UNLESS SHE
WAS YOUR NURSE.
TODAY YOU MIGHT HEAR HER SPEAK
AND TELL HER STORY AND WHY SHE
DECIDED TO STEP OUT OF HER
COMFORT ZONE TO SPEAK UP.
>> I AM MISS WHEELCHAIR
COLORADO, 2020.
COLORADO, 2020. OCTOBER 28, 2016, IT WAS MY
SON'S 17th BIRTHDAY AND I JUST
KIND OF INVITED MYSELF AND
ASKED, WHAT ARE YOU DOING FOR
YOUR BIRTHDAY, AND HE SAID I AM
GOING TO ROCK CLIMB, I SAID CAN
I COME WITH YOU, HE SAID YES SO
I TOOK ADVANTAGE OF GOING WITH
HIM AND HIS FRIENDS.
AS WE WERE DRIVING UP, I SAID,
IF ANY OF YOU BOYS GET HURT
TODAY, WE WILL GO DOWN THIS
READY TO ST. ANTHONY'S HOSPITAL
AND WITHIN THE HOUR I WAS BEING
HAULED TO ST. ANTHONY'S
HOSPITAL.
HOSPITAL.
HOSPITAL. I FELL 80 FEET DOWN CLEAR CREEK
CANYON.
CANYON.
CANYON. I
CANYON. I SURVIVED.
I SURVIVED. IF IT WERE NOT FOR MY ARM
PROTECTING MY HEAD, I DON'T
KNOW THAT I WOULD HAVE SURVIVED
IT AT ALL.
AND HERE I AM TODAY.
AND I KNEW AT THAT MOMENT THAT
I WAS PARALYZED.
BUT I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THE REST
OF MY LIFE WOULD BE LIKE.
SO THAT IS WHAT I AM LEARNING
NOW, HOW TO LIVE A WHOLE NEW
LIFE WITH A DISABILITY.
NOW THAT I AM A PERSON WITH A
DISABILITY.
DISABILITY. FIRST THING IS HAVING TO ACCEPT
THAT AND ONCE YOU ACCEPT THAT
THEN YOU CAN MOVE FORWARD AND
REALLY RELISH THE GOOD OUT OF
IT.
IT.
IT. AND
IT. AND THAT IS WHAT I AM GOING TO
DO THIS YEAR.
OUR CHALLENGES THAT WE HAVE,
PHYSICAL CHALLENGES AND OBVIOUS
WITH ME IN A WHEELCHAIR, BUT
THERE IS ALSO LOT OF HIDING
DISABILITIES RELATED TO
NEUROLOGICAL IT DISORDERS, IT
GOES ACROSS THE BOARD.
SO REALLY TO EDUCATE OTHERS
ABOUT THE HIDDEN, NOT SO
OBVIOUS DISABILITIES THAT WE
HAVE.
HAVE.
HAVE. IT
HAVE. IT WAS A SECOND OF MY LIFE THAT
CHANGE MIDE LIFE FOREVER.
WHO KNOWS WHY I FELL.
I ACTUALLY THINK I FELL FOR A
REASON AND IT WAS TO ADVOCATE
PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND TO
PROVE TO MYSELF THAT THROUGH
HARD TIMES I CAN ENDURE
ANYTHING.
ANYTHING.
ANYTHING. ONE THING I DO WANT TO SAY IS
TIME HEALS.
TIME HEALS. TIME REALLY HEALS.
WHETHER ST. A PHYSICAL HEALING,
EMOTIONAL HEALING AFTER A LOSS.
GIVE IT SOME TIME.
THAT FIRST YEAR, I NEVER
THOUGHT IN MY WHOLE LIFE THIS
WOULD BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ME.
AND SECOND YEAR IT STARTED
GETTING BETTER AND I AM INTO MY
THIRD YEAR NOW AND LIFE IS
GREAT.
GREAT.
GREAT. I
GREAT. I TRAVEL, I LIVE ALONE.
I AM 100% INDEPENDENT.
AND YEAH, TIME HEALS.
.
.
. >>
. >> BESIDES WORKING TO GET TO
THE NATIONAL COMPETITION, SHE
IS SPEAKING TO HIGH SCHOOLERS
AND OTHER GROUPS, SHE TALKS
ABOUT THE THINGS SHE MENTIONED
AND THE THINGS WE DON'T
CONSIDER.
CONSIDER.
CONSIDER. SHE CAME HERE ON A SNOWY DAY,
NOT THE EASIEST THING TO DO.
SHE IS ALSO A GREAT ADVOCATE.
SHE LIKES TO SWIM AND THE CHAIR
THAT LIFTS YOU AND LOWERS YOU
INTO THE POOL WAS BROKEN, SHE
SAID SOMETHING, THEY FIXED IT
AND NOW THEY HAVE TWO.
>> THE IMPACT SHE COULD HAVE.
YOU HAVE SO MANY PEOPLE THAT
FACE LIFE IN A WHEELCHAIR, EVEN
TEMPORARY, AND THEY ALL KNOW
THOSE THINGS THAT WE CAN ONLY
PRESUME AND ASSUME UNTIL WE ARE
THERE.
THERE.
THERE. SHE IS THERE.
>> AND SHE IS DOING GREAT.
>> WHEN SHE TALKED ABOUT TIME
HEALING, YOU ARE RIGHT,
SOMETIMES TOUGH DAYS YOU HAVE
TO GIVE IT A LITTLE TIME.
MAYBE AND -- LET THE