In 2016, I suffered a brain and spinal cord injury after a fall in my home, resulting in a coma and quadriplegia. I ended up spending six months at Magee Rehabilitation Hospital in Philadelphia, where I discovered great joy in art therapy and painting – ultimately contributing several pieces of my artwork now on display throughout the hospital.
Following my partial recovery and diminished use of my dominant right hand, I received the Adam Taliaferro Foundation Award, standing in public for the first time since my injury.