What Counts As Independence After SCI (part 3)
From When Life Gives You Lemons by Kevin & Palmi Henry
April 22, 2026 · 1h 1m · Season 4 · Episode 5
About this episode
Wendy, an L1 paraplegic, discusses the complexities of spinal cord injuries and mental health after trauma.
Send us Fan Mail Most people think a spinal cord injury has one clear story line. Wendy blows that up in the best way. She’s an L1 paraplegic who’s lived with spinal cord injury for 35 years, and she joins us to talk through what “paraplegic” and “quadriplegic” actually mean, how injury level shapes function, and why two people with SCI can look completely different day to day. We also get honest about mental health, because coping after a sudden traumatic injury isn’t a motivational poster, ...
People in this episode
Hosts: Kevin Henry, Palmi Henry
Guest: Wendy
Topics covered
- spinal cord injury
- mental health
- independence
- paraplegic
- quadriplegic
- coping mechanisms
Keywords
- spinal cord injury
- paraplegic
- quadriplegic
- mental health
- independence
- trauma
- coping
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