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What is the single most important factor in making a good adjustment to life in a wheelchair after a spinal cord injury?

Patti Rogers, SW

Social Worker/Executive Director, Arkansas Spinal Cord Injury Commission, Little Rock
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Attitude and willingness to accept the fact that your life has changed, but your life hasn’t ended. There’s still so much more that you can continue to do, you just have to maybe do it a little differently than you used to.... Show More

Attitude and willingness to accept the fact that your life has changed, but your life hasn’t ended. There’s still so much more that you can continue to do, you just have to maybe do it a little differently than you used to.

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What is the single most important factor in making a good adjustment to life in a wheelchair after a spinal cord injury?

Patti Rogers, SW

Social Worker/Executive Director, Arkansas Spinal Cord Injury Commission, Little Rock

 More Videos by Patti Rogers
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Attitude and willingness to accept the fact that your life has changed, but your life hasn’t ended. There’s still so much more that you can continue to do, you just have to maybe do it a little differently than you used to.

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