Best wishes to you and your family, stay strong.
A little personal story, my father was shot when he was 15, and was paralyzed from the waist down. As part of his physical therapy, he began playing wheelchair basketball at the nursing school, where he met a lovely young nursing student. That young nursing student turned out to be my mother.
To this day, he celebrates the day of his accident as one of the most influential days of his life, much like a birthday, and his strength, and perserverence has always amazed me. Good luck! -Hawk, midwest