Helena

Helena

Age: 72

Location: Texas

Injury or relation: C7 since 2009

Hobbies/Interests: Grandkids, travel, work-real estate, workouts, read, entertain

Why did you become a peer mentor? When I was first injured, a peer mentor showed me that life would get back to normal and gave me confidence to move forward. I would like to pay that forward and help others see the positive quality of life we can have with a SCI injury.

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