{"author":"Sarah Todd Hammer","author_id":"Sarah+Todd+Hammer","total_quotes":12,"quotes":[{"text":"The video was still playing, although I didn't know why. It seemed as if the able-bodied dancers were mocking me.","author":"Sarah Todd Hammer","tags":["chronic-illness","chronic-pain","dance","disability","fatigue","inspirational","invisible-illness","motivational","myelitis","neuropathy","paralysis","rare-disease","run","sci","spinal-cord-injury","tm","transverse-myelitis"],"id":65805,"author_id":"Sarah+Todd+Hammer"},{"text":"I was scared...And did not know what was coming for me next.","author":"Sarah Todd Hammer","tags":["child","hospital","illness","inspirational","scared"],"id":70747,"author_id":"Sarah+Todd+Hammer"},{"text":"Dancing with a spinal cord injury is a challenge like no other, but I aspired to prove to myself that I could still be phenomenal dancer even with an SCI.","author":"Sarah Todd Hammer","tags":["chronic-illness","chronic-pain","dance","disability","fatigue","inspirational","invisible-illness","motivational","myelitis","neuropathy","paralysis","rare-disease","run","sci","spinal-cord-injury","tm","transverse-myelitis"],"id":149639,"author_id":"Sarah+Todd+Hammer"},{"text":"I had learned quickly that life doesn't always go the way I want it to, and that's okay. I still plod on.","author":"Sarah Todd Hammer","tags":["chronic-illness","chronic-pain","dance","disability","fatigue","inspirational","invisible-illness","motivational","myelitis","neuropathy","paralysis","rare-disease","run","sci","spinal-cord-injury","tm","transverse-myelitis"],"id":150097,"author_id":"Sarah+Todd+Hammer"},{"text":"The stares were annoying, but I knew they didn’t mean any harm. So, every morning, smiling at them became part of my routine, too.","author":"Sarah Todd Hammer","tags":["autobiography","ballet","friendship","inspirational","sci","spine","teen"],"id":176606,"author_id":"Sarah+Todd+Hammer"},{"text":"This was the first piece to the whole story—the beginning.","author":"Sarah Todd Hammer","tags":["chronic-illness","disability","inspirational","motivational","story"],"id":210985,"author_id":"Sarah+Todd+Hammer"},{"text":"The thought of being able to [move my arms] made me want to give up my legs [instead] since I was accustomed to using them. But, I figured that after a few hours of sitting in a wheelchair...I would switch back...In a flash.","author":"Sarah Todd Hammer","tags":["chronic-illness","disability","inspirational","motivational","myelitis","paralysis","paralyzed","tm","transverse-myelitis"],"id":261592,"author_id":"Sarah+Todd+Hammer"},{"text":"With determination, it is possible to block out the negative things and enjoy the positive ones, despite the cons. Most importantly, it is possible to dance through everything pernicious.","author":"Sarah Todd Hammer","tags":["determination","disability","friendship","inspirational","paralysis","sci","spine"],"id":339693,"author_id":"Sarah+Todd+Hammer"},{"text":"I was eight years old and scared, and had no idea what was going on.","author":"Sarah Todd Hammer","tags":["child","hardship","inspirational","life","motivational","scared"],"id":364013,"author_id":"Sarah+Todd+Hammer"},{"text":"Everyone has adventures in their lives. Some good ones, some bad ones.","author":"Sarah Todd Hammer","tags":["adventures","difficult-times","difficulties","good-attitude","inspirational","inspirational-life","life-experience","ups-and-downs"],"id":418298,"author_id":"Sarah+Todd+Hammer"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":12,"pages":2,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}