Mary Ellen

Daughter injured in 2005 at age 15, quadriplegic

Mary Ellen – What’s gotten easier over time?

Mary Ellen – What’s your main concern about the future?

Mary Ellen – What’s the best advice you have for others in your situation?

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

Mary Ellen – What was your greatest fear at first?

Mary Ellen – How did family members respond to the news?

Mary Ellen – What personal support was most helpful to you?

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

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

Mary Ellen – What were the important milestones in rehabilitation?

Mary Ellen – How did you deal with the transition from hospital to home?

Mary Ellen – What was the hardest part about coming home?

Mary Ellen – How have your family relationships changed?

Mary Ellen – How has your relationship with your son or daughter changed?

Mary Ellen – How has your relationship with your spouse or partner changed?

Mary Ellen – How do you handle anger?

Mary Ellen – How did you handle going back to school?

Mary Ellen – How did you handle going back to work?