When Susan Douglas, MD, JD, was 21 years old, she suffered a traumatic spinal cord injury. This book shares her story of surviving what should have been an unsurvivable accident and learning to thrive as a paraplegic. Then, Dr. Douglas offers her action plan: advice, ideas, tips, and solutions--as both a spinal cord injury survivor and a physician--to help spinal cord injury survivors heal and grow from their injuries.