Meme - Day 28

The home stretch!

28. Have you ever written a character with physical or mental disabilities? Describe them, and if there's nothing major to speak of, tell us a few smaller ones.

Angel Sheridan in Brookline University has a physical disability. Hers stems from an accident in her childhood when she was run over by a car. Her pelvis was crushed and legs were broken. She has the ability to walk, but didn't receive the best in physical therapy when she was younger. So she prefers to use a wheelchair when she can, but can also use crutches and walk and move around shorter distances. She has issues with her legs in terms of feeling, pain and numbness.

I originally conceived of her for another story, but it never got off the ground. When I thought about Brookline, I realized it would be a great place to use her. Originally in the other story Angel was an amputee.

I also injured a character in Sandy Cove. Maddy was injured during a gymnastics routine and suffered a spinal injury. She recovers slowly, regains the use of her legs after two operations, but she can never go back to doing gymnastics. It becomes a central part of the third book.