Andees Army

Our vision is to create a community where every child and youth lives fully in the wake of brain and spinal cord injuries. To that end, Andee’s Army is proud to manage our Patient Assistance Grant Program, offering tailored to the unique individual recovery of each patient applicant.

Past grants have covered occupational, physical and speech therapies, durable equipment, assistive technology, home health aid, basic home modifications as well as other specialized therapy and care.

Active. That’s how I would describe my teenage self. Between softball and swimming, I was always busy with practices, games and meets. Unfortunately, everything changed for me one day when I was at swim practice. I couldn’t pinpoint why I didn’t feel exactly right at first, and then the headache and fatigue set in. I knew I needed to get out of the water, so I climbed out of the pool and called my mom to come get me.

I walked outside, in wet swimwear, in the cold January air, but I didn’t notice the temperature. I progressively got worse on the way home, and the 20-minute car ride ended up taking over an hour as I kept telling my mom to slow down and stop as the waves hit me. I eventually lost consciousness. I don’t remember anything after that: the ambulance ride, the tests or the diagnosis.