While a spinal cord injury left Jerod Nieder paralyzed and without feeling from the chest down and changed his life forever, he also met his soulmate during his rehabilitation. The couple has now become an advocacy powerhouse for the paralyzed community.
Jerod, 40, lives in Louisville, Kentucky, with his wife, Hanna Nieder. Hanna was born on an Army base in Seoul, Korea, and now works as a peer mentor for the foundation that supports her husband. Jerod is a research participant and advocate. The couple also offers online consultation via their website, PositivelyParalyzed.org.
In 2011, Jerod was 29 years old when he sustained a spinal cord injury while on vacation with his family in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico….