![]() ![]() In addition to being an avid skier, soccer player and New York Times crossword puzzle whiz, she’s also a loving daughter, sister, granddaughter, niece, friend, classmate and teammate. We all know and love Rebecca as a strong, smart, ambitious, funny and determined young woman. ![]() The medical name for her condition is quadriplegia. The injury to her spinal cord-C1-C2, incomplete-is similar to that suffered years ago by actor Christopher Reeve. She can see, hear and understand, but is unable to move her arms or legs. A determined team of some 20 EMTs and other medical professionals ultimately saved her life, but the devastating outcome is that Rebecca is now paralyzed from the neck down. ![]() On Saturday, March 13, 2021, Rebecca Aleck Koltun, a healthy, vibrant young woman about to graduate college, was in a life-threatening ski accident in which she suffered catastrophic injuries to her neck and spinal cord. It’s your worst nightmare: a horrific accident that, in an instant, changes your life and the lives of your family forever. ![]()
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