Shelly Kerchner became totally paralyzed after fracturing her neck in a fall. In the book Standing Tall: The Healing Power of Gratitude, she tells her story about her recovery journey and teaches the importance of staying positive.

“I have four objectives for the book,” Kerchner says in a media release from Readerplace Inc.

“One, of course, is to teach those with spinal cord injuries or other disabilities the advantages of controlling their thinking and staying positive. Secondly, I hope the medical profession will start giving SCI patients at least some hope. Thirdly, if you are caring for an SCI patient, encourage them to try constantly. Doing things for them is not always doing them a favor. And fourth, my book constantly reminds me that I’m on the right track, and to keep working.”

Shelly, also an inspirational speaker, is active on Facebook, and maintains a blog on her personal website.

[Source(s): Readerplace Inc, PRWeb]