Jaime Santaclara

Q&A'S

• What happened, why are you in the Wheelchair?

  On August 26, 2017, I suffered a life-changing spinal cord injury while working on a construction site during the early morning hours around 1 a.m., when we were working at night to avoid the extreme heat. I was on the 7th floor when concrete was being poured. Unexpectedly, the floor structure gave way and collapsed beneath me. I fell to the 6th floor, and the impact broke my back and caused a complete spinal cord injury at T12–L1. During the collapse, I was also covered in cement, making the situation even more severe. Since that day, I have been living with paralysis and adjusting to life in a wheelchair, continuing to move forward despite the challenges.