Timeline

Jenny’s Journey…and it’s not over yet!

1983

Paralyzed at nine months old from the neck down. She contracted a rare virus, Transverse Myelitis, and became an incomplete C4/C5 quadriplegic.

1984

Became the first child in the state of Colorado to get an electric wheelchair when she was only two years old.

1991

Named an Ambassador Child for the Children’s Hospital.

1991

Appeared in Perry Mason: Case of the Glass Coffin.

1994

Received her service dog, Auggie

2000

Won the Metropolitan Mayors and Commissioners Youth Award and graduated from Westminster High School.

2004

Graduated with honors from the University of Northern Colorado with a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism and Mass Communications and a minor Speech Communications.

2004

Named Ms. Wheelchair Colorado.

2005

Started working for the Colorado Rockies and Altitude Sports.

2009

Began advocating for Complex Rehab Technology and NRRTS.

2012

Became a spokesperson for Sunrise Medical.

2020

Named NRRTS Consumer Advocate of the Year.

“She’s an incredible human being. She thinks of other people ahead of herself always. She just goes above and beyond everything, you’d never know she’s in a wheelchair.”
“Genuine Jenny Siegle doesn’t remember when she wasn’t in a wheelchair. Doesn’t matter though, because she does remember all the neat things she’s done in her wheelchair. Her latest accomplishment was to be named Ms. Wheelchair Colorado.”