Hi beautiful souls! Thank you so much for being here and for your wonderful comments - I truly appreciate them ❤️ I try to read and answer as many as possible, and know that I’m just so thankful that you take from your valuable time to do so ❤️ Love & light!

Thank you. I am a physician. I have patients with spinal cord injuries and I have never had the courage, even as their doctor, to say how does it feel. I know one who has a level that appears similar to yours has told me he has tremendous pain sometimes. But like you, he avoids pain medications but does need muscle relaxers some. Your story will help me understand and care for my patients better. Again Thank you.

I am a 72 year old woman who has just seen the most beautiful soul of my journey here on earth. I cried, I prayed, I held my hand over my heart Your ability to describe what you felt, what you heard, what you saw that day is incredible. I am truly humbled by your story. I am ashamed for my petty problems . You are a true inspiration and light from God.. to remind us what gratitude and joy can fill a heart in the most unimaginable circumstances. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

I'm struggling in my own head because I have cancer. Ovarian, stomach, in my neck and tumors in my lungs. I sometimes feel so dam sorry for myself. To hear your story and your great attitude helped me very much tonight. I'm not alone. Some people have it worse than I . Your strength is so inspiring. You truly just helped me not to feel so sad, and sorry for myself. Idk what my future holds but I hope I can have more gratitude, as you do. Take care n thank you so much for sharing your story. Xoxo

As a med student, its really common for patients to be angry and rude sometimes, and health care professionals are trained to understand it. If someone is in the hospital, they are in pain, mental or physical or both, and it's IMPOSSIBLE to be always nice when you're in pain. 90% of the patients don't act rude because they want to, but because they can't help it. It's a normal part of the process, so don't blame yourself! ❤

My sister was paralyzed in a car accident and I just happened to find your story. We had just gone through the death of our mother and she had just graduated nursing school. She had just got a job and I was so proud of her. She was finally going to be able to help support her little family and not have to struggle financially. All of her hard work had paid off and this was her chance to shine. The death of our mother had torn our hearts out and we were all hurting so bad. So sudden and unexpected that we were all struggling with the grief, but this was something that I felt would be good to help her deal with some of the pain of losing our mother. Our mother died in September and my sisters car accident was the following January. Just months after. I’ll never forget the shock and pain of hearing she was paralyzed. So many emotions of pain, deep sadness, and even anger. I still question why did this have to happen to her. She didn’t deserve this. Nobody does. She is living her life and doing well all things considered. It’s just still so hard to understand why bad things happen to good people. God spared her life and allowed her to be here to raise her 2 precious little girls. I cannot imagine losing her. I am so thankful God chose to let us keep her and I speak for all of us. Our entire family. I’m pretty sure if she ever doubted how much she was loved, she now knows firsthand. I want to thank you for sharing your story and I am keeping you in my prayers. You will inspire so many people and help them find their way through similar circumstances. God bless you! ❤

I never knew that paraplegics felt pain. Thank you for explaining that and telling your story.

I have a close friend who’s son just passed from drowning. He was duck hunting in very cold water, and the boat capsized, and he unfortunately had waders on. I pray that he saw the gold swirls and felt peace before his passing. Hearing you explain that part of your story gives me some sense of peace. You are amazing, and I hope that your story helps others going through similar circumstances. ❤️🙏❤️

Well, I am not sure why KZread sent you to me but I am so glad it did. I have been a critical care nurse for 17 years. I have cared for young adults in the Neuro ICU that were withdrawn, angry, depressed, and understandably so. When you expressed your regret for being so angry and yelling at the nurses, please know that a lot of our tears have more to do with seeing your emotional pain and knowing you are suffering. We just want to make things better and sometimes the realization is that we can’t. Please keep telling your story. You truly are gifted. The education you have provided with your video is amazing and far reaching. I believe you are just getting started. 😊

I am a care giver and your description of what it feels like to be paralyzed is so helpful, on how to provide better and more empathetic care. ❤️ Keep sharing!

My son is a c6 7 quad chest down, no finger movement but can use arms and wrist. He became independent on his own. Cooks, cleans, does his own laundry etc transfers goes to university just got his license lives in a dorm only uses help for bc. Never give up, his med list is baclofen and oxybutnin for the past 16 years, pain meds at first he was 15. He has proven to me when someone says they can't they will find a way and say can. I was in a panic at first when he moved to the dorm at yhe University, I had always done almost everything for him. Little did I know he would figure out his own techniques without hand tools to bake, steam and use the dorms kitchen. He had started his own bathing vacuuming his room etc before moving out. He has had his guitar modified and plays it again and builds computers from scratch. He's on his masters degree for IT tech. You can do anything your mind can reach for.. bless you

As an ER doc for over 30 years, I want to thank you for sharing what happened to you. You spoke with such eloquence that I felt I was you. Not many people have the gift you have of making a story of intense pain become so relatable, captivating the hearts of anyone who watched this. I think you are perfect candidate for posting all kinds of content, even storytelling. Thank you so much for inspiring all of us! ,

From the very beginning of your video, the moment you began talking, I could feel your beautiful heart, there's a light about you--hard to explain. Your perspective, I noticed, was not so much on yourself but in moments of possible death, you were thinking of others. How your friend felt, how panicked your grandparents looked,

Oh my goodness. I lost both my adult children last year and I often feel like my life is over. Your courage and sweet spirit makes me want to be better - to focus on what is good rather than what I have lost. Your loss is profound, as is mine, and yet you are making, as you say, the best of it. God bless you for sharing your story with all of us. You give me hope. ❤

My heart breaks for that little girl who had no idea what was happening.

The world needs you. You're voice. Your story. And your spirit.

Hello Eirin. Your story was very emotional for me. When my son was 17 years old in 1998, he was in an accident very similar to yours. He was at a friend's house on a lake. He was very athletic and had spent his summer doing water sports and driving around town with his friends. He didn't realize that the water level had dropped at the dock he was diving at and like you he boke his neck. It was a very minor break but it damaged his spinal chord at the C4 to C5 level. He was instantly paralyzed and if a friend hadn't noticed that he didn't come up, he would not have made it. The main difference for him was that no one knew for sure that he wouldn't ever be able to walk- there was hope that once the swelling went down, and the trauma his body went through was over, he may get better. He did get better. He has some movement everywhere but not enough to walk or do any of the things he loved, the things he told me, he was planning to do with his one beautiful. life. Although he has adjusted well over the years (he is 42 now), he is obviously a different person than he was on track to be. He is smart and loving, and is careful to not let me see him sad or angry. But sometimes I just know that when he's moody or angry about something trivial, it's not really that trivial thing that he is upset over. I still sometimes cry for him, and it seems like it happened yesterday. My heart that has been broken for him will never heal. I hold on to my belief that we actually have more to look forward to than this one life. But that is not his belief, so he tries to make the best of the things he can enjoy doing now, and he is the strongest person I know. I love him so very much. Thank you, Eiren for your story. I wish you much happiness. You are an inspiration.

Hello, I went through something similar. I was 22 at the time. Now I am 64. Despite the difficulties, you will not give up. I send you all my best wishes.

I rejoice with you about finding gratitude. I'm 70 and have been almost bllind all of my life. I went through all the anger, bitterness and resentment. After finding Jesus Christ I finally had the courage to go into serious therapy for all the aabuse. It has been slow, but I now live in a Board & Care home and retirement is absolutely the best time in my life. Like you I am grateful and had to apologize to people for so much rage. God Bless and all like that..

The way you described the accident, especially how it was for you in the water, you took me right there with you. I could not imagine how terrified you must have been but somehow you managed to convey that helpless terror so realistically and poignantly. You are an incredible story teller and a beautiful, incredibly strong soul. I love your gratitude too. It is so so humbling. Thank you so much for sharing such an experience with us all. You have really touched my heart and my God bless you in every way possible.