Joel – What was the hardest part of the first days in the hospital?

	Joel – What was the hardest part of the first days in the hospital?
	More Videos by Joel
	Share

Transcript

The hardest part was just not knowing, because nobody would talk to me. You know, I just remember the doctors passing by, and just saying my diagnosis. They're like, "T11, ASIA A, complete," but nobody would explain that to me, so I did... Show More

The hardest part was just not knowing, because nobody would talk to me. You know, I just remember the doctors passing by, and just saying my diagnosis. They're like, "T11, ASIA A, complete," but nobody would explain that to me, so I didn't know what was going on. And when I was finally told, you know, the doctor was just very blunt. I asked him, "Hey doctor, I can't feel my legs, you know, when's the feeling going to come back? When am I going to walk out of this hospital?" And he was very nonchalant, like, "Well, you're never going to walk again." You know, instantly my world just shattered.

Show Less

Tags

ASIA A, T11


Joel – What was the hardest part of the first days in the hospital?
Joel Injured in 1998 at age 17, paraplegic	More Videos by Joel
	Transcript

The hardest part was just not knowing, because nobody would talk to me. You know, I just remember the doctors passing by, and just saying my diagnosis. They're like, "T11, ASIA A, complete," but nobody would explain that to me, so I didn't know what was going on. And when I was finally told, you know, the doctor was just very blunt. I asked him, "Hey doctor, I can't feel my legs, you know, when's the feeling going to come back? When am I going to walk out of this hospital?" And he was very nonchalant, like, "Well, you're never going to walk again." You know, instantly my world just shattered.

Other answers to this question

VIEW ALL

Dorian - mother of paraplegic son - hardest part of first days

Megan - paraplegia - hardest part of first days in hospital

Darren - quadriplegia - hardest part first days in hospital

What the experts say

What are the most difficult psychological obstacles for families to overcome after spinal cord injury?

What are the most difficult psychological obstacles for families to overcome after spinal cord injury?

What are the most difficult psychological obstacles for families to overcome after spinal cord injury?

What are the most difficult psychological obstacles for families to overcome after spinal cord injury?

What are the most difficult psychological obstacles for families to overcome after spinal cord injury?

What are the most difficult psychological obstacles for families to overcome after spinal cord injury?

What are the most difficult psychological obstacles for families to overcome after spinal cord injury?

What are the most difficult psychological obstacles for families to overcome after spinal cord injury?

What are the most difficult psychological obstacles for families to overcome after spinal cord injury?

What are the common struggles parents face after a child’s spinal cord injury?

What problem-solving strategies are effective after a new spinal cord injury?

What are the most difficult psychological obstacles for patients to overcome after spinal cord injury?

What are the most difficult psychological obstacles for patients to overcome after spinal cord injury?

What are the most difficult psychological obstacles for patients to overcome after spinal cord injury?

What are the most difficult psychological obstacles for patients to overcome after spinal cord injury?

What are the most difficult psychological obstacles for patients to overcome after spinal cord injury?

What are the most difficult psychological obstacles for SCI patients to overcome after injury?

What are the most difficult psychological obstacles for patients to overcome after spinal cord injury?

Other personal experience videos related to this question

What was your greatest fear at first?

View all

Amanda – What was your greatest fear at first?

Jeremy – What was your greatest fear at first?

Jamie – What was your greatest fear at first?

Jeffrey – What was your greatest fear at first?

Sarah – What was your greatest fear at first?

Aric – What was your greatest fear at first?

Kenny – What was your greatest fear at first?

Clinton – What was your greatest fear at first?

Alicia – What was your greatest fear at first?

Jabree – What was your greatest fear at first?

Ken – What was your greatest fear at first?

Talbot – What was your greatest fear at first?

Janet – What was your greatest fear at first?

Zac – What was your greatest fear at first?

Brittany – What was your greatest fear at first?

Minna – What was your greatest fear at first?

April – What was your greatest fear at first?

Pete – What was your greatest fear at first?

James – What was your greatest fear at first?

Angela – What was your greatest fear at first?

Patrick – What was your greatest fear at first?

Dorian - mother of paraplegic son - greatest fear at first

Dorian – What was your greatest fear at first?

Joe – What was your greatest fear at first?

Mary – What was your greatest fear at first?

Marie – What was your greatest fear at first?

Barry – What was your greatest fear at first?

Rose – What was your greatest fear at first?

Andre - quadriplegia - greatest fear at first

Andre – What was your greatest fear at first?

Molly – What was your greatest fear at first?

Tricia – What was your greatest fear at first?

Vic – What was your greatest fear at first?

Darwin – What was your greatest fear at first?

Johnathan – What was your greatest fear at first?

Tom – What was your greatest fear at first?

Marzet – What was your greatest fear at first?

Chase – What was your greatest fear at first?

Megan - paraplegia - greatest fear at first

Megan – What was your greatest fear at first?

Jenn – What was your greatest fear at first?

Jim – What was your greatest fear at first?

Nova – What was your greatest fear at first?

Mike – What was your greatest fear at first?

Christopher – What was your greatest fear at first?

Richard – What was your greatest fear at first?

Stephanie – What was your greatest fear at first?

Pamela – What was your greatest fear at first?

Carrie – What was your greatest fear at first?

Joel – What was your greatest fear at first?

Missi – What was your greatest fear at first?

Eric – What was your greatest fear at first?

Sandra – What was your greatest fear at first?

Michelle – What was your greatest fear at first?

Tony – What was your greatest fear at first?

Jose – What was your greatest fear at first?

Nick – What was your greatest fear at first?

Patricio – What was your greatest fear at first?

Antonio – What was your greatest fear at first?

Mary Ellen – What was your greatest fear at first?

Jack – What was your greatest fear at first?

Clarissa – What was your greatest fear at first?

Ramon – What was your greatest fear at first?

Joan – What was your greatest fear at first?

Darren - quadriplegia - what was your greatest fear at first

Darren – What was your greatest fear at first?

Joey – What was your greatest fear at first?

Jorge – What was your greatest fear at first?

How did you develop an understanding of the injury?

View all

Mark – How did you develop an understanding of the injury?

Billy – How did you develop an understanding of the injury?

Mark – How did you develop an understanding of the injury?

Amanda – How did you develop an understanding of the injury?

Jeremy – How did you develop an understanding of the injury?

Jamie – How did you develop an understanding of the injury?

Jeffrey – How did you develop an understanding of the injury?

Ryan – How did you develop an understanding of the injury?

Sarah – How did you develop an understanding of the injury?

Aric – How did you develop an understanding of the injury?

Kenny – How did you develop an understanding of the injury?

Clinton – How did you develop an understanding of the injury?

Patty – How did you develop an understanding of the injury?

Freda – How did you develop an understanding of the injury?

Alicia – How did you develop an understanding of the injury?

Jabree – How did you develop an understanding of the injury?

Sir – How did you develop an understanding of the injury?

Ken – How did you develop an understanding of the injury?

Josh – How did you develop an understanding of the injury?

Drew – How did you develop an understanding of the injury?

Rob – How did you develop an understanding of the injury?

Janet – How did you develop an understanding of the injury?

Brittany – How did you develop an understanding of the injury?

Annie – How did you develop an understanding of the injury?

Minna – How did you develop an understanding of the injury?

April – How did you develop an understanding of the injury?

James Shepherd – How did you develop an understanding of the injury?

James – How did you develop an understanding of the injury?

Karen – How did you develop an understanding of the injury?

Nick Scott – How did you develop an understanding of the injury?

Bernadette – How did you develop an understanding of the injury?

Marie – How did you develop an understanding of the injury?

Understanding of injury - Eileen - son injured at age 20, paraplegia

Eileen – How did you develop an understanding of the injury?

Molly – How did you develop an understanding of the injury?

Steve – How did you develop an understanding of the injury?

Tricia – How did you develop an understanding of the injury?

Vic – How did you develop an understanding of the injury?

Kelly - paraplegia - your understanding of the injury

Kelly – How did you develop an understanding of the injury?

Athena – How did you develop an understanding of the injury?

Jennifer – How did you develop an understanding of the injury?

Eunice – How did you develop an understanding of the injury?

Nick – How did you develop an understanding of the injury?

Patricio – How did you develop an understanding of the injury?

Antonio – How did you develop an understanding of the injury?

Carol Ann – How did you develop an understanding of the injury?

Joan – How did you develop an understanding of the injury?

Sue – How did you develop an understanding of the injury?

How did you deal with stress at first?

View all

Billy – How did you deal with stress at first?

Mark – How did you deal with stress at first?

Amanda – How did you deal with stress at first?

Jeremy – How did you deal with stress at first?

Jamie – How did you deal with stress at first?

Jeffrey – How did you deal with stress at first?

Ryan – How did you deal with stress at first?

Sarah – How did you deal with stress at first?

Jerry – How did you deal with stress at first?

Kenny – How did you deal with stress at first?

Clinton – How did you deal with stress at first?

Patty – How did you deal with stress at first?

Freda – How did you deal with stress at first?

Alicia – How did you deal with stress at first?

Jabree – How did you deal with stress at first?

Talbot – How did you deal with stress at first?

Drew – How did you deal with stress at first?

Zac – How did you deal with stress at first?

Brittany – How did you deal with stress at first?

Minna – How did you deal with stress at first?

Pete – How did you deal with stress at first?

Angela – How did you deal with stress at first?

Nick Scott – How did you deal with stress at first?

Dorian - mother of paraplegic son - stress at first

Dorian – How did you deal with stress at first?

Patricia – How did you deal with stress at first?

Marie – How did you deal with stress at first?

Mary – How did you deal with stress at first?

Barry – How did you deal with stress at first?

Rose – How did you deal with stress at first?

Molly – How did you deal with stress at first?

Steve – How did you deal with stress at first?

Darwin – How did you deal with stress at first?

Johnathan – How did you deal with stress at first?

Stephanie – How did you deal with stress at first?

Jim – How did you deal with stress at first?

Athena – How did you deal with stress at first?

Jennifer – How did you deal with stress at first?

Nova – How did you deal with stress at first?

Stephanie – How did you deal with stress at first?

Carrie – How did you deal with stress at first?

Joel – How did you deal with stress at first?

Missi – How did you deal with stress at first?

Eric – How did you deal with stress at first?

Sandra – How did you deal with stress at first?

Michelle – How did you deal with stress at first?

Henry – How did you deal with stress at first?

Antonio – How did you deal with stress at first?

Carol Ann - stress after sons injury

Carol Ann – How did you deal with stress at first?

Mary Ellen – How did you deal with stress at first?

Maurice – How did you deal with stress at first?

Darren - quadriplegia - dealing with stress at first

Darren – How did you deal with stress at first?

Sue – How did you deal with stress at first?

What do you wish you had known at the beginning?

View all

Mark – What do you wish you had known at the beginning?

Amanda – What do you wish you had known at the beginning?

Jamie – What do you wish you had known at the beginning?

Sarah – What do you wish you had known at the beginning?

Jerry – What do you wish you had known at the beginning?

Maggie – What do you wish you had known at the beginning?

Kenny – What do you wish you had known at the beginning?

Clinton – What do you wish you had known at the beginning?

Patty – What do you wish you had known at the beginning?

Freda – What do you wish you had known at the beginning?

Alicia – What do you wish you had known at the beginning?

Jabree – What do you wish you had known at the beginning?

Ken – What do you wish you had known at the beginning?

Rob – What do you wish you had known at the beginning?

Janet – What do you wish you had known at the beginning?

Zac – What do you wish you had known at the beginning?

Annie – What do you wish you had known at the beginning?

James Shepherd – What do you wish you had known at the beginning?

Angela – What do you wish you had known at the beginning?

Dorian - mother of paraplegic son - wish you'd known

Dorian – What do you wish you had known at the beginning?

Marie – What do you wish you had known at the beginning?

Bernadette – What do you wish you had known at the beginning?

Mary – What do you wish you had known at the beginning?

Molly – What do you wish you had known at the beginning?

Rose – What do you wish you had known at the beginning?

Tricia – What do you wish you had known at the beginning?

Tom – What do you wish you had known at the beginning?

Jenn – What do you wish you had known at the beginning?

Stephanie – What do you wish you had known at the beginning?

Athena – What do you wish you had known at the beginning?

Megan - paraplegia - what do you wish you had known

Megan – What do you wish you had known at the beginning?

Jim – What do you wish you had known at the beginning?

Nova – What do you wish you had known at the beginning?

Don – What do you wish you had known at the beginning?

Michele – What do you wish you had known at the beginning?

Jennifer – What do you wish you had known at the beginning?

Carrie – What do you wish you had known at the beginning?

Mike – What do you wish you had known at the beginning?

Pamela – What do you wish you had known at the beginning?

Michelle – What do you wish you had known at the beginning?

Mary Ellen – What do you wish you had known at the beginning?

Antonio – What do you wish you had known at the beginning?

John – What do you wish you had known at the beginning?

Jack – What do you wish you had known at the beginning?

Harry – What do you wish you had known at the beginning?

Wish you had known at the start - Darren, injured at age 20, quadriplegia

Darren – What do you wish you had known at the beginning?

Jorge – What do you wish you had known at the beginning?

Joel – What was the hardest part of the first days in the hospital?