Gabriel Lord is a RMC instructor whose life was changed by a car accident. He not only learned to live again from a wheelchair as a tetraplegic, he also discovered how donors make a difference in the lives of others.

In 2006, I was coming back from a visit to my parents when I was involved in a car accident. My car rolled over. I was still conscious, but I realized that I couldn't move. I was eventually transported to Kingston General Hospital by helicopter. The specialist who examined me said that I would never walk again. I remember that I did not react at all. I became tetraplegic (often called "quadriplegic"). I stayed roughly three weeks at KGH and, in early May, I was transferred to Providence Care's St. Mary's of the Lake Hospital site. I stayed at St. Mary's from May 2006 to June 2007. During that time, I had the chance to appreciate the devotion and the unlimited patience of the staff. I discovered that much of the equipment there was acquired with the help of donations to the Foundation. I stayed so long at St. Mary's and I received such high quality treatments that I felt indebted. I decided to support the Foundation with a gift to the Spinal Cord Injuries division at Providence Care.