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My name is Colby Smith. For those who don’t know about my journey, please allow me a moment of your time to share a brief background.

At the age of 17, I was involved in a serious car accident which resulted in a fractured neck that caused a spinal cord injury and paralysis from the shoulders down. Eighteen years later, by the age of 35 June (2016), I received my master’s degree in Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling and an official certificate to be a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor.

Despite my many accomplishments and my great life outlook, I face ongoing challenges to obtain my necessary therapies, continue achieving my career goals and, of great importance, maintain financial independence. Complicating matters further, recent calls for large cuts to Medicaid have put me in a stressed scramble. With all this in mind, I’ve isolated several areas on which to focus. The two most important are to invest in my physical health and to upgrade my 21-year-old wheelchair accessible vehicle to a newer, more reliable model.

Updates (5)

May 4, 2020

First steps after 18 years of paralysis related to high-level spinal cord injury!

March 8, 2018

This is me using the functional electrical stimulation bike to improve the muscle tone of my legs

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Guestbook

August 22, 2022

We hope the golf tournament was a success!!

William Young

October 30, 2021

Shawn and I are rooting for you!!

Dana Czmowski

September 4, 2021

Best wishes as you continue on this journey, Colby! Jim 'n Jill

James Rude