Her right arm was paralyzed then and still is. Her right leg was paralyzed and still is. After thousands of hours, Debbie learned how to move the leg, encased ever after in a brace. Her walk to the kitchen to pour a cup of coffee and her trek back to a living room chair takes a force of will most reserve for picking up big rocks. But, unless you watch her every move, you hardly notice.
Life goes on.
These days, she's also thankful for the memory of her father, Jim Pavloski, who proudly kept faithful watch during the first years of her recovery before his death Oct. 9, 1990. She is thankful for Dennis and Kevin and Kelli. She's thankful for friends from her Jaycee days who occasionally still ask for help with charitable projects. She's thankful the city of Wisconsin Rapids cares so much about making the streets accessible to people with disabilities. She's thankful for the love of her sisters, Tammy Szeligowski and Lisa Mallek, and her brother, Gary Pavloski.