I had a SCI in 2003 & was an in-house patient for ...

I had a SCI in 2003 & was an in-house patient for 8-10wks(Over 2 months!) I do not have the skill or talent to properly express in words not only the excellence in care I received but the care I witnessed so many others & OUR FAMILIES received at the Shepherd Center Spinal Cord & Brain Injury Rehabilitation Hospital!
...Its impossible to explain the RAW FEAR & CRUSHING ANXIETY one feels to anyone who has never gone through the horrible nightmare of a SCI...With one huge exception, the staff at the Shepherd Center! You want to close your eyes & give up but they won't let that happen! The compassion & true dedication to their profession shown by the techs, nurses, rehab specialist, doctor's & literally everyone else that works there from case workers to security is so HEART WARMING!!!
...Since my discharge as an in-house patient in 2003 I've been a regular patient at the Shepherd Center's Multi-Specialty, Urology & the Pain Institute. I cringe at the thought of what shape I would be in w/o everyone doing what they do at the Shepherd Center!!
...About the 1-2 STAR REVIEWS...When a family member is a patient at the Shepherd Center then their loved one is going through the worst nightmare of their life & the family is forced to witness it! There isn't a more helpless feeling one could experience I know my wife had TBI prior to my SCI. Some can handle these horrible times better than others while others need someone or something to place blame, be mad at, etc., as a way to cope. Might not explain each of the few 1-2 Star ratings but Im sure it explains many!
...Or Shepherd Center would not be ranked as one of the Top 10 hospitals in the nation for the last 20yrs.