Parents' Guide to Coming to My Senses

COMING TO MY SENSES introduces Aaron Baker, who suffered a spinal cord injury from a motocross accident in 1999 that left him paralyzed from the neck down. He was told by his doctors that he had a one-in-a-million chance of even feeding himself again, much less walking and having any kind of independence. As someone who had always lived an active lifestyle up to that point, Baker was determined to prove his doctors wrong. Through grueling physical therapy and a positive mental attitude, Baker was slowly but steadily regaining more and more control over his limbs. After his family's insurance no longer covered Baker's treatment, it seemed that he would lose all the ground he had gained, but his mother searched everywhere for a kinesiologist willing to continue building on what Aaron had achieved thus far. They found the right person, and as Baker gained more and more movement and independence, he began to take on and achieve goals that would be daunting even for the average able-bodied person, such as biking across the United States (on a tandem bike, and then on a specially designed tricycle) or walking (aided only by a walker) 19.6 miles across Death Valley. His experiences and what he learned through his suffering, challenges, and accomplishments led him to want to be an inspiration to those who have also suffered spinal cord injuries, culminating in opening a low-cost long-term exercise facility in which those who were given the same grim prognosis as Baker apply persistence and positivity to their own lives to regain as much mobility as possible.