Brooklynn’s bio
Meet Brooklynn, a 17-year-old from Jonesboro, Arkansas, who’s never far from a sketchpad or an adventure. After a car crash in August 2024 resulted in a spinal cord injury, she’s been embracing life with energy and heart. Brooklynn loves drawing, painting, baking, swimming, and spending time with friends and family outdoors. She imagines Shepherd Center in 1975 as a colorful place full of mullets, mustaches, big hair, pets roaming free, and front desk staff smoking while answering phones! Looking ahead, she hopes robotic limbs will help people with paralysis live more freely. Her favorite memories include zipping through the halls with friends, hanging on to electric wheelchairs during sharp turns, and cheering at an Atlanta Falcons game. Brooklynn recently learned how to swim and ride a horse. Oh, and did we mention? She’s expecting a baby boy this September!