Describe the circumstances of Joni's diving accident. What bad judgment did she use that figured into the tragedy? What were her initial thoughts afterward?

Joni has trouble with bedsores during her hospital stay. What are bedsores? How did the doctors try to remedy this condition and with what results?

When a quadriplegic is riding in a car, what precautions need to be taken for his safety? How and such a disabled person be injured in a simple car ride and why?

What hope does Joni cling to when she enters the Rancho Los Amigos rehabilitation facility in Los Angeles? What is Joni's reaction when she realizes the enormity of her physical condition?

Joni is encouraged by a rehab nurse to learn to write using a pencil in her mouth. Later she begins to draw using a pencil in her mouth. What does the nurse...