Nonetheless, the high spirited Brooke Ellison believed she was down but not out.
This resulted in her being completed depended on others for everything. The accident led to her being paralyzed from the neck down. On September 4, 1990, while returning home from her first day at Junior high school, the 11-year-old Ellison was knocked down by a car. Early Life And Educationīrook Mackenzie Ellison was born on October 20, 1978, in Long Island New York to Jean Marie and Edward Ellison. In 2006, she unsuccessfully contested for New Year State Senate on the ticket of the Democratic Party after incumbent and Republican candidate, John Flanagan, defeated her. Her autobiography Miracles Happen: One Mother, One Daughter, One Journey was published in 2002. Ellison was paralyzed from the neck down after being struck by a car at age 11 nonetheless, she went on to accomplish her dreams and has since become an inspiration to many others Born on October 20, 1978, she is the first quadriplegic to graduate from Harvard University. Brooke Mackenzie Ellison is an American politician.
