MARI’S CLIMB: 3 Part Series

November 03, 2009 12:39 pm

A journey back from paralysis

Part I: THE DECISION
After going back and forth for two years, Mari Tardiff finally opts to join her friends in experimenting with an alternative food source. For her, the consequences are devastating.

Part II: BURIED ALIVE
Mari Tardiff's nightmare unfolds in an Oregon hospital. Or is she in the desert, abandoned by her family? Either way, she’s in limbo, unable to speak.

Part III: BABY STEPS
The slow road to an uncertain recovery leads back to Mari’s Crescent City home, where she lives downstairs and struggles to regain mobility.