Ken
Vaughn
My name is Ken Vaughn and I have just started in the Sit
Tall Stand Tall program at the beginning of June 2006.
This program had given my life a new meaning. I have been
a wheelchair for about 5 years now and have seen my share
of doctors in that time. I was never given hope of ever
walking again, and soon gave up looking for a way to get
back to normal. A goal of walking seemed like wishful
thinking over time. I have been told time and time again,
by family and friends that I would walk again someday. I
just thought that it would need to be a miracle or
something for that to happen. I don't know if it was just
dumb luck or a real miracle, but I stumbled upon Justin
Fuller ( a Sit Tall Stand Tall warrior) and he told me
about this amazing program. The program seemed to good to
be true, but after going and talking to Leighton and some
of the amazing people here, and seeing the things they
could do, I was able to get an understanding of how it is
possible to get back to walking again.
The will power and determination that everyone has is a
great strength for me to stay focused on my new goal of
walking. I have a lot of hard work to get there, but it
will be well worth it. Now I am working on crawling and
getting my hips up and legs forward, standing tall in the
standing frame, sitting up straight on the bench and
building up my core on the twisting machine. My newest
challenge that I'm working on is standing on my knees in
the two point position. I can't believe how great it felt
to stand up straight while on my knees for the first
time, it was very cool. There is so much work involved in
your hips and how to move them properly. I am also
working on getting back into my wheelchair and learning
the proper technique. The average person takes walking
and every little part of how they can move for granted.
Soon with enough work I will be back up on my feet