Charli’s Story

(Excerpt from Stryker, 2024)

When someone gets into a car accident or something and they have to use the wheelchair, it's not a choice. And I think that when you have to use it for a chronic illness, people see it more as a choice. I think people see it as giving up on trying to get better, and it's just really discouraging because, you know, I didn't have a life. I was house ridden and I started using a wheelchair and actually had some freedom again. …my mobility aid is my freedom, and my disability is the biggest source of creativity that’s ever come to me in my entire life.