All spinal cord injuries are traumatic. The experience of being shot and paralyzed can be even  more complicated and traumatizing. Experiencing isolation, betrayal, abandonment, stigma, and a lack of community resources can be more difficult than the injury itself. Often, the best therapy is connecting with others with similar experiences.

 

After initial success with a local group, the Rochester Spinal Association has expanded the group to be nationwide, seven days / week from 4-8pm Eastern time. The group has participants from Rochester, Syracuse, Yonkers, and Staten Island, NY as well as Boston, Houston, Portland, Atlanta, New Orleans and it is growing every week.

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If you, or someone you know, has been paralyzed by a gun violence, please join this group. Arrive and leave as you please. You can attend as much or as little as you want. This is a safe and judgement free space. Share what you want, get help, provide help, have fun. Advice from peers, not professionals.

 

Email RSA@rochesterspinalassociation.org for the Zoom link or with any questions you may have. You can also call our voicemail line at 585 234 3269 or text us at 585 443 8946.