Rachelle Friedman Chapman, who was paralyzed in an accident at her bachelorette party in 2010, renewed her wedding vows to defy stereotypes.
The couple wrote their own vows and had a friend officiate the ceremony."A lot of people doubted that our relationship could last or asked, 'How is she going to be a mom, she's in a wheelchair, that's selfish and irresponsible,'" she said."I didn't take it personally. There's just so many stereotypes. Just posting a picture of Kaylee and I going for a walk, that's advocacy because people get to see our family.
"People see disabilities and automatically assume the able-bodied person is doing more than the person in the chair. It's a totally equal relationship between what I give him and he gives me." I would put our marriage up against anybody else. Life has been tough, but the marriage hasn't. That's what's held us together.Their bond also strengthened when the pandemic hit. Friedman Chapman does not have the ability to cough because of her injury, so a respiratory illness like COVID-19 could have easily been fatal.
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