Do children with spinal cord injuries grow up to marry and raise families? - Sara Klaas, MSW

Adults who sustain spinal cord injuries as children absolutely can marry and have wonderful relationships, and if they want, choose to have and raise a wonderful family. It’s very exciting for us, working in pediatrics to be able to see someone who was injured at a young age develop very well through all of their teenage years, and bright transition into adulthood, and then get married and come back and visit us with their first-born child. So absolutely, anyone with a spinal cord injury can and may have a child, and certainly have wonderful and high-quality relationships and get married if they so choose.