by: Vik Shivdasani There are many things after a spinal cord injury that you have to get used to. One thing most of us have to get used to is the fact that we roll around in a wheelchair to get around. It's the most obvious characteristic about us, and there is absolutely no hiding from it no matter how much you try. I was just 22 years old when I got injured and people let me know it. Very often when I met people for the first time I was received with pity as people would say, "Oh no! What happened to you? You're so young and in a wheelchair." I experienced many instances where strangers approached me in public to find out why I was using a wheelchair. And if they didn't approach me, they p

There are many things after a spinal cord injury that you have to get used to. One thing most of us have to get used to is the fact that we roll around in a wheelchair to get around. It's the most obvious characteristic about us, and there is absolutely no hiding from it no matter how much you try. I was just 22 years old when I got injured and people let me know it. Very often when I met people for the first time I was received with pity as people would say, "Oh no! What happened to you? You're so young and in a wheelchair." I experienced many instances where strangers approached me in public to find out why I was using a wheelchair. And if they didn't approach me, they probably stared at m