Patricia Ingle is beating the odds

THINK of all the phrases you never want to hear, and chances are this one will be right at the top of your list: “I’ve done all I can, but I don’t think she will survive.”

Patricia Ingle is beating the odds

These were the words given to the parents of Patricia Ingle at the height of her acute illness regarding the miracle girl who fell into physical paralysis, who was locked in but brought back to life (kind of) by Ashlee Simpson. Her tale has so many twists it warrants a book, so it’s just as well Patricia intends to write one.

This is not a sad story, despite the desperate hours, days, and weeks spent by Patricia’s family worrying about whether she would live or die. As she sits in the Clarion Hotel in Cork City in her wheelchair, dressed in black tights, purple shorts, and a T-shirt which bears the legend ‘Genius At Work’, the 24-year-old Limerick woman is a bright, engaging, and attractive symbol of a refusal to ever give up.

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