Able

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In 1960, my father was working with a team to move a large piece of equipment when the load unexpectedly shifted. As he worked to steady the weight, it turned again and crushed him. While he survived, the injury left him paralyzed from the waist down, relying on a wheelchair for mobility.

When my sisters and I were small, we hardly noticed the chair. It was just a part of our reality. Sometimes, when dad would trade the wheelchair for his comfy…