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Quad moms: Portraits of mothers with disabilities

Quad moms: Portraits of mothers with disabilities

CBSN
Sunday, June 11, 2023 01:08:32 PM UTC

In 2009 Dani Izzie, then 23, slipped on a bathroom floor and snapped her neck, paralyzing almost everything from her chest down. But that did not stop her from getting married, and having babies – twins! She and her husband Rudy are the subjects of the documentary "Dani's Twins."

Dani is a quadriplegic, with paralysis in both her lower and upper limbs. But thankfully her paralysis isn't complete. "My hands are paralyzed, so my fingers, I can't move them individually," she said. "And my triceps specifically are paralyzed in my arms. And then my core, my abdominals, and my back muscles are paralyzed."  Dani Izzie with her husband, Rudy, and their twin girls, Lavinia and Giorgiana. While she has found support online in raising children while paralyzed, Dani admits that she has also received her share of trolling as well. "There can be people around who say it's not normal. And this is proof, 'Well, yeah, it is.'" Dani launched a private Facebook support group called Quad Squad. With about 400 members, many of them moms, they understand each other in ways others perhaps can't. "We share pictures with each other. We get our questions answered, share our experiences," Dani told "Sunday Morning." Ashley M. Ruiz, Vineland, N.J. Bree Marie, Utah.  Gabby Vanderkuyl, Greensboro, N.C. Shannon Minnick, Maryland. Alicia Neal Reagan, Lafayette, Ga. Amy Sharp Becker, Fishers, Ind. Angie Dusty, Oklahoma. Brandy Lee, Midland, Texas. Kadi Davis, Grand Rapids, Mich. Brenda B. Parent, Mount Pleasant, S.C. Carissa Swoop, Woodland, Pa. Chloe Kennedy, Sydney, Australia. Christa Jo Cairus, Goodyear, Ariz. Delynne Lee Bortis, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. JayVeona Morrison, North Charleston, S.C. Katelyn Hanson, Michigan. Lexi Galvan, Denver, Colo. Mandy Salas, Dickey, Calif. Michelle Pittman Gellis, Kansas City., Mo. Renee Lightcap. Stacey Adams. Stephanie Nichols de Rodas, El Cajon, Calif.  Susan Crim, Clarkston, Mich. Tannins Hancock Stang, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Teka Perry, Wyoming. Valeria Isaacs, Temecula, Calif. Yasaman Best, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

In the documentary Dani notes, "Society doesn't think we're capable of being good parents. It's prejudice, pure and simple."

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