In July of 2011, a single moment turned her life upside down. Her mother was taking her to a hospital, driving down a mountainside, when suddenly her brakes failed. “ I was frozen to deathâ€, Zulia recalls, “ The only thing that my brain could register was the fact that the car was going downhill with a super high speed. And that my mother was a driverâ€. Soon after that, the car fell off the cliff. “ As paramedics were taking me out of the car, I started searching for my mother. And I saw her lying unconscious on the ground covered with blood. Looking at her, the only thing I could was begging medics to transport her first, but everybody was busy trying to save my life. If I ever knew that it would be my last time seeing my mother, I would have said how much I love her. And tell her that she can rest in peace: I will never ever give up and fight to stand back againâ€.

Zulia suffered a spinal cord injury, leaving her a paraplegic with no use of her legs. Doctors gave her little chance of walking, but Zulia refused to accept that. She has found the strength inside to fight. She says, “ No matter what doctors tell me, deep inside I believe that I will walk and stand up again. Even if the whole world were against me, as long as I have that faith to recover, I’m certain I can stand back againâ€. Her determination to "never give up" became the cornerstone of her new life. She is working hard, and with faith as her guiding light, to beat the odds.

She experienced the fear that she would never move any part of his body again, but turned the fear into a challenge. She has spent the last year gaining strength and improving her mobility. She can now pull and push her legs! Unfortunately, she lost her Medicaid that used to cover her rehabiliation therapies recently. For this reason, we have to raise money to receive exercise rehabilitation therapy.

Wish Info

• Posted: Aug 18, 2012 3:51 am

• Member: Zulia
• Member Since: Jun 30, 2012
• Wishes Granted: 0 times

• Raised: $0.00 Goal: $3,000.00
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• City: Kirkland
• State: Washington
• Country: United States

• Type: Need
• Wish is for: Family
• Category: Medical & Healthcare
• Cause: Spinal Cord Disability

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• Comments: 7
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