Abstract

JACCH PAGE 87 Nursing Rehabilitation of the Quadriplegic Adolescent by Joanne D'Agostino, R.N., M.S.N. When I can see without necessarily opening my eyes, That's a beginning When I can learn how to exist without having to tell lies. That's a beginning When I can tvalk by myself without feeling fear. I'm beginning When I can be hurt by another and yet not shed a tear, I'm beginning to grow When I can truly learn how to differentiate wrong from right, Then I'm beginning to grow When I can sit in the dark and yet see the light, Then I'm beginning to grow When I can admire another and yet thank God that I'm me, Then I know that I'm growing When I can hold an overflowing cup that was once empty, I know that I'm growing in grace Then When I can understand others without them necessarily understanding me, Then I'm growing stronger But most important of all is when I can accept my cross. Without asking "WHY hlE" hen and only then will I know that I've grown completely. Kimberly Grasty, I Can" "When Disabled adolescents must not only adapt to a adolescent's personality is not only frustrating