Mar 1, 2023

 by Maggie Anderson

I'm Maggie, and I am so grateful you are reading this today! Sex, Sexuality, love, connection, bliss! These are the things I went in search of after a serious car accident left me partially paralyzed from the waist down(T12-L1 Dislocation). I was 17 years old, it was christmas break of my senior year. My family, at the end of a long break got into the Dodge Minivan that we had spent thousands of miles in and set our sights home on Washintgton State. In the early morning hours the van lost control on ice and sleeping in the back seat, I sat up to screaming. Darkness fell upon my consciousness and when I finally awoke, I was wheelchair bound and on a path I couldnt even begin to fathom. 

Now, after a major life changing event, sex was close to the last thing on my mind. It was there though, and I knew sooner or later I would have to face it. I left the hospital 2 months after the accident and went on to graduate high school. I then packed my life up and moved to sunny California to begin college. In truth, the first few years were a bit of a blur. Depression and freshman year faded into a dream I cant quiet remember. Soon after the second anniversary of my injury I met a man who was also in a wheelchair and began my first relationship post injury. I had sex after my injury but had not explored my sexuality in the safety of an intimate relationship.

It took some time and patience before I had my first orgasm.