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Each month, we want to highlight a professional that works within the spinal cord injury community, hear their story and read about all the remarkable things they provide individuals within the community.
This month, we are highlighting Sharon Malone. She is going to tell us about who she is, what she contributes to the community, and what she enjoys most about it.
October 2018
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This month, meet...
Sharon Malone
My name is Sharon Malone and I am a SCI survivor and an Independent Pro with Damsel in Defense. On October 24th, 2012 I was involved in a rollover motor vehicle accident where I sustained multiple injuries. I severed my spine at T5/T12, fractured C5/C6 in my neck, fractured pelvis and tore my ACL in my right knee (supposedly the worst pain injury), I was away from my kids and now ex-husband for a total of 7 months between 15-day ICU, inpatient rehab, & skilled nursing facility to recover from secondary condition (frozen