At Stoke Mandeville she met Dr. Guttman, whom she regarded as both a stern taskmaster and an inspiration. She told him at one point that she was bored and frustrated. A tough disciplinarian, he told her to get a grip and look on the positive side — even though she would never walk again, he said, she could do many things with her life.

Source: New York Times May 28, 2020 19:52 UTC