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 a suferit un accident rutier și s-a trezit, la 16 ani, de ziua ei de naștere, că era tetraplegică, nu se putea mișca de la gât în jos, avea corzile vocale afectate și nu putea vorbi.