The Wheelchair Doesn't Stop Me
Violence doesn’t always end a life. Sometimes it changes it completely.
In this episode of The Shadow Sessions, Hiba Balfaqih speaks with Wesley, whose life split into before and after a single moment of violence left him paralyzed with a spinal cord injury.
But this conversation goes beyond the physical impact. It explores the psychological aftermath—depression, identity loss, and what it means to live in a body that no longer feels familiar.
Raised in an environment where toughness meant survival, Wesley learned to suppress pain. But after his injury, there was no escaping it—only facing…
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