Biography

My name is Allen Schubert. On July 18, 2002, at 19 years old, I fell 26 feet and shattered the L1 vertebra in my back leaving me paralyzed from the waist down. I also shattered the radial head in my right elbow. The doctors told me I would never walk again and have very little movement of my right arm. I spent 3 months inpatient at Touro Rehabilitation Hospital in New Orleans Louisiana. From there I went through about two years of intense outpatient physical therapy.

It was approximately 3 weeks before I was able to move my legs. I started walking with a platform walker and a lot of assistance about a month after my accident. I eventually progressed to loft strand crutches then to two single point canes. About a year and a half after my accident I progressed to one single point cane. I have to wear AFO’s on my ankles when I walk. It has taken a lot of FAITH and determination to get where I am today. My family has been by me every step of the way, literally. They have been by my side giving me all the support anyone could ever ask for.

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