Legacy Good Samaritan Rehabilitation Institute of Oregon<\/a>, also known as RIO.<\/p>\n“At RIO, it was, ‘We\u2019re gonna get you dressed. We\u2019re gonna have you take a shower by yourself. We’re going to have you learn how to transfer from a wheelchair to a bed,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Joanna began recovering and adapting to her new normal. Then she met her husband, Wayne, and they had two kids. She also accomplished something she thought was impossible after her accident: becoming a physician assistant (PA).<\/p>\n
“I always wanted to be a PA, even before this whole injury happened. Some people say, ‘Oh, because of your injury you wanted to be a PA.’ And I tell them, ‘No, despite my injury, I became a PA,'” she said.<\/p>\n
To her knowledge, Joanna says she was the first person in a wheelchair to graduate from PA school in Oregon. Her life trajectory is different than she ever thought it would be.<\/p>\n
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