It was a long weekend in August, shortly after Lorinda graduated high school. She and her sister were camping with friends when a sudden storm hit in the middle of the night. The wind was howling, and as they tried to escape their tent to reach their friends’ trailer, they struggled to find the zipper. Before they could get out, a massive tree fell on them. Lorinda immediately realized she was badly hurt. Her sister and friends worked for hours to free her. Eventually, she was airlifted to the hospital, where the doctors informed her that she was paralyzed, marking the beginning of a new journey in her life.