Excerpts from the Diary of a Tetra by Shanoor Forbes - link to Articles

On 28 February 1988, Hootoksi's cousin Shanoor had a riding accident which broke her neck and rendered her tetraplegic. She has written about her condition in Excerpts From the Diary of a Tetra, in which she quotes Hellen Keller's words which inspired her to live her life to the fullest possible:

“I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something; and because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do the something that I can do”, she writes

"The active and full life that I manage to lead with my family, in the household, also in the office as well as socially, helps to keep me cheerful and at peace with myself. Though I do not think the frustration and depression I feel at times can ever be abated; it will always be a part of me and a demon to be kept at bay. I believe the most important thing to bear in mind for people in my condition is not to keep seeking cures to enable them to "walk" again, but to accept that this will be a permanent disability. Once this acceptance comes, life can be lived to the full."