When Christopher Padilla arrived at Gateway Rehabilitation Hospital in early summer, his life looked very different than it had just weeks before. A serious accident had left him with multiple fractures and significant injuries. Suddenly, walking and performing everyday activities most young adults take for granted became difficult.
Before her fall, Viva Davis was independent and living at home, doing quite well and enjoying being able to spend time with her family. Then one day, she had a fall while trying to make her bed. Viva immediately had pain in her right leg and needed to go to the hospital. X-rays revealed that Viva had fractured her right hip.
It seemed like a great day for a ride, so Rickey climbed on his motorcycle and went out to enjoy the day. Riding along a nice country road, he came around a curve and lost control of his motorcycle. The motorcycle went off the road while Rickey landed in a drainage ditch.
“I was pretty much housebound due to the pain.” Over the past five years, Robert’s back pain has only gotten worse. Surgery intended to relieve his pain failed. He continued to seek medical care for the pain and debility of his orthopedic condition.
