Rebecca Faye Smith Galli (Becky) is a former IBM sales rep who turned to writing after a bout with the flu in 1997 left her paralyzed from transverse myelitis, a rare inflammation of the spinal cord that affects 1 in a million. Her book, Rethinking Possible, A Memoir of Resilience, chronicles her journey of love, loss, and healing through this and other significant losses including her seventeen-year-old brother’s death; her son’s degenerative disease and subsequent death; her daughter’s autism; her divorce; and only nine days later, her paralysis. In 2000, The Baltimore Sun published her first column about playing soccer with her son—from the wheelchair. In the years since, she has published over 400 columns and currently pens Thoughtful Thursdays—Lessons from a Resilient Heart, a weekly email column that shares what’s inspired her to stay positive. She also periodically contributes to The Mighty, Midlife Boulevard, and Nanahood. Join her Thoughtful Thursdays family at www.beckygalli.com/signup.
