UNITED SPINAL’S RESOURCE CENTER

TACKLES TOUGH QUESTIONS

Jane Wierbicky fielded the question and emailed Dunn’s mom Carol the next day.

That started a partnernship between the Dunns and United Spinal that eventually got Chris back to living his life.

Dunn relied on a ventilator, pacemaker and feeding tube. His complications were challenging, but Wierbicky was determined to help.

“It’s always shocking to me when we see cases where that doesn’t happen,” she says.

“It became clear to me through this case that people living in rural states that don’t have dedicated spinal cord injury programs and those who are on ventilators are in an especially vulnerable position.

All Carol ever wanted was for him to be evaluated by people who understand his condition.

That seemed like a very reasonable goal.”