Neuro Notes #4- SCI

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     I read an article called " A Meaningful Life". The article is about how Francesco 14 years ago fractured his spine from a pool diving accident. Francesco talks a lot in the article about how he is grateful for everyday of his life he still has. He describes how every moments of his life flashed before him when he was drowning but he was determined it was not his time to go yet. He did what doctors didn't think was possible, survive his accident. A lot of people always ask him what happened but Francesco said that on the anniversary of the accident he likes to ask himself that question. Although he is injured and needs more help than before the accident, he is grateful to still be here today. I used Dr. Lancasters notes as well as information from my case study to further my learning about spinal cord injuries (SCI). I chose this resource amongst others because I did a case study on a SCI and the accidents were very similar to one another, and I wanted to see how Francesco copes with having a SCI. 

    In relation to the course content, I have learned about what SCI's are and how that can affect a person's body. Francesco is in a wheelchair now and doesn't have use of his arms. In our course content we learned about what that means. Although Francesco did not tell us what his official diagnosis is, it sounds like he might be tetraplegic because he said in the article that he can no longer reach for a glass of water. I do recommend this article for other to read. The article gives a real life persons outlook on their injury. Although it was a tragic accident, Francesco has a very positive outlook on it. He remains positive that he is still living and has learned a lot through this process. 

Here is the link to the article: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/a-meaningful-life_b_10281396

References

    Clark, F. (2017). A meaningful life. HuffPost. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/a-meaningful-life_b_10281396

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