She started rehab being unable to m

She started rehab being unable to move at allbut after six weeks at mount sinai, Annie hadregained some control of her neck shoulderand upper arm muscles. She was still wearingthe neck brace when she was sat up and couldmanage the power wheelchair with a sip' puffstraw. The therapists were working her hard totry and regain the use of the rest of hermuscles but there was little response from themuscles controlled by the nerves below c-4Despite the hard work and well-wishersencouragement, Annie's progress stalled andthe 'Qword was now being attached to hercondition the medics began to talk aboutadapting instead of recovering and it becameobvious that the focus had moved away fromher regaining the use of her body and towardslearning to live with a disabilityAfter a further four weeks of rehab. annie wasreleased from inpatient to outpatient care shewould continue with therapy and they wouldmonitor her condition but spinal shock shouldhave worn off three months prior and she wasofficially told her chances of further recoverywere only fifty percent at best. She was givenher official status as a C-4 quadriplegic andtold to get used to the idea that she was likelyto remain that way for the rest of her lifeAnnie glanced at her useless braced hands asthe tears ran down her cheeks in the doctor'soffice as her fate was revealed