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Encouragement for those contending with pain and trials of various kinds

For anyone contending with pain and trials of various here is encouragement as Joni Eareckson reflects on 50 years since a diving accident when she was aged 17 left her as a quadriplegic* and confined to a wheelchair for the rest of her life. You can read the article here Reflections on 50th anniversary of my diving accident

*quadriplegic: one affected with partial or complete paralysis of both the arms and legs especially as a result of spinal cord injury or disease in the region of the neck (Merriam- Webster Online Dictionary)