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2022
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Navigating a Relationship After Injury

David and Brittany Carter join a new episode of Picking Our Brain with Shepherd Center

David and Brittany Carter met while volunteering at Shepherd Center’s Adventure Skills Workshop (ASW) in 2014, four years after David sustained a T-7 injury in a motorcycle crash in August 2010. He had been looking for someone who could see past his wheelchair for who he really was, and he found that in Brittany. After hitting it off and beginning a relationship, the two continued to volunteer at ASW yearly; the third year of volunteering together, David proposed on the dock where they met.

On a new episode of Picking Our Brain with Shepherd Center, David and Brittany join us to discuss navigating a relationship after injury.

Download the podcast as an audio file above or access it at shepherd.org/podcasts.

“Coming from a catastrophic injury that makes you reevaluate everything in your life, it can be quite daunting and scary, having a supportive team behind you is going to be one of the biggest benefits to overcoming those obstacles,” David said. “Thankfully I was able to grow my team in meeting Brittany.” 

Tune in to hear David and Brittany discuss challenges and support systems as they share about their love story.

About Shepherd Center

Shepherd Center provides world-class clinical care, research, and family support for people experiencing the most complex conditions, including spinal cord and brain injuries, multi-trauma, traumatic amputations, stroke, multiple sclerosis, and pain. An elite center recognized as both Spinal Cord Injury and Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems, Shepherd Center is ranked by U.S. News as one of the nation’s top hospitals for rehabilitation. Shepherd Center treats thousands of patients annually with unmatched expertise and unwavering compassion to help them begin again.