September 5th marks World Spinal Cord Injury Day, a date established by the International Spinal Cord Society (ISCoS) in 2016. The objective of this commemoration is to raise public awareness about a condition that, according to the article, remains little known to those who do not experience it directly.
Liliana Assunção is the protagonist of this story. Four years and four months ago, a back pain appeared in her life and completely transformed it in a few days. What began as seemingly common discomfort revealed itself to be a spinal cord injury.
Today, on the other side of this profound change, Liliana Assunção chooses to share her experience. In her own words, the spinal cord injury did not represent the end of her story, but rather the beginning of a new phase of her life, in which she actively decides who she wants to be.
