Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
How do you respond when the unimaginable happens?
Jenny Smith was a typical '80s teenager. She was a gymnast and musician until a spinal cord injury left her paralyzed from the chest down and dependent on others for her most basic needs. Privacy and independence seemed like things of the past.
The recovery was long, slow, and painful.
After her spinal cord injury, Jenny said never and that's impossible innumerable times. It turns out Smith has lived what she believed was impossible.
She's traveled multiple times to Afghanistan and Mexico for wheelchair distributions and sports camps, and even rolled the New York City runway as a model during Fashion Week. She's also conquered the everyday challenges-getting a degree, finding a job, buying a car and a home, and living independently.
Live the Impossible is Jenny's story of the trials and adventures of using a wheelchair due to paralysis. The lessons she shares are universal:
- How she lost and found her identity
- The importance of taking a risk
- How she accepted her new body
- The ability to live with hope and pass that hope on to others
In Live the Impossible, Smith shares what it looks like to live as a quadriplegic. You will learn about the everyday details most people never think about to the countless people who have impacted her life along the way.
Jenny doesn't shy away from the physical, emotional, and relational hardships that come with a spinal cord injury. With honesty and humor, faith and fortitude, Jenny shows us how we can all live the impossible, even when life doesn't go as planned.
Read this encouraging story today.
Synopsis
When a tragic accident crushes her dreams, can a young woman fight to thrive once again?
As a teen growing up in the 80's, Jenny Smith loved life. But when a spinal cord injury paralyzed her from the chest down, her days of gymnastics and playing music came to an agonizing end. Completely reliant on others for her most basic needs, privacy and independence became things of the past.
The process was long, slow, and painful. But Jenny refused to give up. When presented with the opportunity, Jenny was willing to take the risk to travel, play wheelchair sports, and become a "roll model." It turns out, she has lived what she believed was impossible.
Smith doesn't shy away from the physical, emotional, and relational hardships that come with paralysis. With honesty and humor, faith and fortitude, Jenny shows us how we can all live the impossible, even when life doesn't go as planned.