This Disabled Woman’s Husband Kept Sneaking Off And The Reason Why Made Her Burst Into Tears

this disabled woman's husband kept sneaking off and the reason why made her burst into tears [Music] [Applause] [Music] for elizabeth sodden life was not meant to go this way once a vibrant woman with a promising career a freak accident left her partially paralyzed completely derailing her dreams thankfully her husband remained by her side however elizabeth began to notice he would often go out on his own and when she found out why she was moved to tears prior to her life-changing accident elizabeth was on the road to success not only did she enjoy her job as a bus driver but she was a reserve sheriff with hopes to one day join the police academy she also had a wonderful boyfriend brad sodden who was a combat veteran and a firefighter overall life was good both brad and elizabeth spent a great deal of time volunteering at local schools they also enjoyed maintaining an active lifestyle and would camp hike and water ski on a regular basis staying indoors was simply not an option for this couple at the time elizabeth was a mother of two while brad had three sons of his own together they made an amazing team and brad admitted that after only a few weeks of dating he was completely in love with elizabeth according to him she was the most unselfish person he knew sadly life was about to take a drastic turn for both brad and elizabeth three days after elizabeth's 35th birthday she was involved in a severe car accident that left her with a broken back she flew to vegas where a specialist delivered a grim prognosis even going as far to tell her to say her goodbyes now could elizabeth pull through this horrible time despite her prognosis elizabeth fought hard to live thankfully her condition improved over time but she was made aware that she would never walk again realizing she could be saddling brad down with more than he bargained for she made it clear he could leave her if he wanted someone normal is it possible brad could actually leave her after all she was the love of his life while some lesser men would have probably taken the easy way out brad was not he proposed to elizabeth right in her hospital bed and six months later they were married through sickness and in health right at the wedding elizabeth refused to have her wheelchair in any of her wedding photos therefore brad arranged for her to sit in a golf cart she was driven down the aisle with her grandfather and later by her husband to the reception and you know what's even more romantic their first dance he even carried elizabeth the entire time although things were looking up there were still many challenges ahead unfortunately elizabeth's happiness would be fleeting and she would spend years in and out of the hospitals due to infections and complications she would undergo over 12 blood transfusions 5 surgeries and 32 sessions in a hyperbaric chamber doctors hoped the treatments would speed up her recovery unfortunately things wouldn't be that easy doctors hoped that the 32 sessions in a hyperbaric chamber would help boost healthy blood flow and eliminate any infection as hyperbaric oxygen therapy has been known to do wonders but in this case it didn't seem to do much in fact the harder they tried to save her the worse she seemed to get elizabeth would continue to struggle with her health issues and would develop severe reactions to her antibiotics the reaction caused her liver to shut down and she spent almost a week in intensive care these spells would continue off and on with elizabeth spending most of her days bed bound according to elizabeth everyday tasks became quite challenging but no matter how bad it got she refused to dwell on the negatives for elizabeth positivity was the key to survival although she spent every day in pain thankfully she had brad to rely on despite her disabilities brad devoted his life to his wife my job for the rest of my life is to make her happy he said she needs something i put it there if they don't make it i'll make it if it's bad i'll find a way to fix it the family tried to continue their normal activities but when elizabeth ran into obstacles brad knew he had to do something we were out there one day and a herd of elk came through the campgrounds brad sudden recalled we tried to get her in the chair and get her out with the kids and the chair kept getting stuck she was crying saying just go on without me and i just found that unacceptable so i told her i would build her something and this this was the beginning of something that would go on to change many many lives wanting to make life easier for his wife brad began to spend significant amounts of time away from home in order to build something that would ease elizabeth's pain his creation was called the tank chair and would allow for elizabeth to drive across rough surfaces thanks to its heavy-duty treads she would even be able to glide up staircases and speed through snow mud and hills according to brad he created the tank chair by using a motorized caterpillar track system for the wheels in an effort to make it useful in various situations and terrains people who design wheelchairs generally design them for getting around inside of a building or a home for that they're great since they don't damage carpets or flooring but it also means they want you to basically just exist but not to live this wasn't going to be an easy task by any means and it would take time before he could perfect it it would take two years of testing before brad would settle on the final components for the tank chair that he was 100 comfortable with his biggest fear was creating something that would put elizabeth in danger all in all the wheelchair would cost over fifty thousand dollars when it's all said and done because brad wanted to make the most unique wheelchair in the world it wasn't going to look like your average ride this design was sure to cause heads to turn to say elizabeth was excited when she saw her new wheels would be an understatement knowing her husband cared so much about her mobility brought her to tears it also made her a local celebrity in her neighborhood fame wasn't all that this chair brought elizabeth elizabeth had this to say to bloomberg news we're taught as a society that it's not polite to stare but people who get hurt don't want to be shunned once they get in the chair people will stop and come over this new chair has given elizabeth some of her freedom and independence back but more than that it has made her feel special again the final product brian built elizabeth was truly unique it came equipped with abilities specially designed to help elizabeth and her adventures elizabeth shared with bloomberg news how she felt about her newfound freedom the freedom was just awesome she said it was like i was handed my legs back again prior to the accident we were always camping and being outside and being a mom with five kids i would set up the camp she said after the accident i got put next to the fire and everyone else went off and did everything i tried so hard not to cry the kids wanted to go on a hike and i couldn't go with them quickly the family realized how important this chair was and how it could help so many others realizing how much freedom his special tank chair gave his wife brad decided to start selling his wheelchairs to people with the same needs as elizabeth he even made custom chairs based on his clients needs one tank chair was designed with text-to-speech abilities for someone who could not speak of course these chairs are pretty expensive so brad was determined to get the cost down through trial and error and much research brad was able to get the cost of each chair down to around fifteen thousand dollars from the original fifty thousand dollars this was a huge win for the couple as they wanted to reach as many people as possible but they knew there was room for improvement with the tank chair gaining in popularity brad decided to launch a foundation named after his wife that would donate wheelchairs and scooters to people who were not able to afford them his next goal is to bring the price of his tank chairs down to around ten thousand dollars so more people have access to them as brad continues his mission to provide wheels for those in need we have no doubt that he will make a difference in others lives of course the person he's impacted the most would be his wife elizabeth we wish them many more years of happiness