True Patriot Love - Finding Worth： Life After Spinal Injury #Healthcare

00:00:00.000 Two years later, two-thirds of them found that life was equally worth living, if different, and sometimes even a little better.

00:00:09.080 I did some work with a parent paraplegic some years ago, and there were studies which showed that in the first six months,

00:00:18.560 people with spinal injuries have over 90% suicidal ideation.

00:00:24.120 That is, they don't want to live, especially if they're quadriplegics.

00:00:30.000 And that's pretty serious.

00:00:32.380 I mean, paraplegic is bad enough.

00:00:34.820 Quads is really, over 90%, two years later,

00:00:40.540 two-thirds of them found that life was equally worth living,

00:00:44.400 if different, and sometimes even a little better.

00:00:46.360 I was an airplane pilot who I talked to.

00:00:48.700 Well, he wasn't going to fly a plane, basically, as a quad.

00:00:51.700 He had jumped into a swimming pool drunk

00:00:53.840 when there was no water in the swimming pool.

00:00:56.900 But his wife stood by him and his kids.

00:00:58.920 he found another way to work somewhat from his wheelchair and what he found was that without

00:01:06.640 all the detritus of his life that the life with his family the life

00:01:13.160 even with these limits was still worthwhile and even better

True Patriot Love - July 08, 2026