Maria was in a car accident, and she woke up on her 16th birthday to the news that she was a complete quadriplegic, had no movement from the neck down, had damage to her vocal chords, and she couldn't talk.
Maria mengalami kecelakaan mobil dan dia terbangun pada ulang tahunnya yang ke-16 dan mendapat berita bahwa anggota badannya lumpuh total sehingga bagian tubuh di bawah lehernya tidak bisa digerakkan, pita suaranya rusak dan dia tidak dapat berbicara.