Brittany's Story

     Brittany Schramm was a fun-loving, athletic wife and mother of 2 young children.  On April 7th, 2012 she and her husband Jeff decided to head out on their mountain bikes and test out the trails in the popular Red Mountain area near their Mesa home.  The day was beautiful and the ride was fun, until tragedy struck.  Brittany hit a rock and was launched over her handlebars.  She landed on her head cracking both her helmet and 4 bones in her back and neck instantly paralyzing her from the chest down.  She was air-lifted to Scottsdale Osborne hospital where she endured 7 hours of surgery to repair the damage to her spine.  Although the surgery was successful, Brittany's spinal cord remained badly bruised.  After several days in the Neurological Intensive Care Unit, Brittany was moved to Barrows Neurological Institute to begin her long journey of physical therapy.
 
     Brittany spent 7 weeks at Barrow's learning how to sit-up, roll-over, manage herself in a wheelchair, and generally learn how to handle her now paralyzed body.  The days were long, and the therapy was often grueling, but Brittany remained strong and determined to learn as much as she could.
 
     Brittany is now home with her family and is adjusting to life as a paraplegic.  She is beginning to regain feeling in lower portions of her body and is optimistic that she will walk again.  She is now faced with a new challenge.  Her insurance plan offers no provisions for outpatient physical therapy, which means that for Brittany to continue therapy she will have to pay cash.  Brittany is determined to walk again, with or without professional therapy, but is hopeful that with the proceeds from this concert she will be able to afford some type of therapy.  She extends her love and gratitude for the donations already offered and the many prayers in her behalf.

Thank You!