The new way I have to Prove Them Wrong

I have gotten many questions of why I choose my mantra to be :prove them wrong. Originally in the hospital, I was told that I would never be able to do many daily tasks such as walking. It didn’t feel right to me as a 14 year old that did sports year round. So from that day on I made it my mission to walk again. From that, prove them wrong was made! Then from that point forward those words have stuck with me as I made them my own. 

Recently, I have got a new device to help my walking. It is called BioNess or now I like to call it “bitchy,” it’s a device that you put on your calf and thigh by straps and it stimulates your muscles with electrodes while walking to cue them to turn on and respond. I have to wear it for 7-8 hours a day which is very hard as during that time you have to be walking and sitting in class doesn't really count as being active. So as I continue to maneuver this new device through this school year, spring break, and summer I will continue to improve, hopefully needing the device less and less. With that a new chapter of me proving them wrong is starting!

From Mom:

Irene is entering her post-injury phase where she will begin to make less improvement. She was encouraged last year to try the Bioness and we finally decided to try it a year later. We hope this device will help her walk smoother and maybe even run. Running is something that she was told most likely won't happen. She's putting her mantra to work again. Irene has shown time and again her grit and determination. She's not thrilled about "bitchy" but hopefully with her hard work she will Prove Them Wrong yet again!