The Next Step in childhood Spinal Cord Injury / defect recovery

Kara is 9 years old. Kara loves to read, loves the band One Direction, and loves chocolate. Kara’s favorite color is PINK!! Kara loves playing at her school play ground, and her favorite thing to do at the park is to swing on the swing set.

Kara was born with Spina Bifida, (MM), and she has a brain shunt. My child might do things a bit differently then her friends do, but she can do almost anything they can do! She might not be able to roller skate or skate board, but she can dance, and skip while wearing her KAFO leg braces and using her leg crutches. Kara has many medical needs, and we live very busy lives. To date, Kara has had 18 surgeries, and goes to therapy 3 times a week.

Grandma from Warren Michigan. I lost a nephew due to spinal cord injury complications. My best friend is the mother-in-law of Detroit Firefighter Brendan M, who was injured severely and severed his spinal cord in a fire.