About Meg
Meg Johnson has motivated tens of thousands of people across the globe with her motto: When life gets too hard to stand, just keep on rollin'!
Meg fell off a cliff and broke her neck in 2004, at the blossoming age of 22. She spent four months in the hospital recovering from multiple injuries and returned home without the use of her legs, back, stomach, or hands - a full quadriplegic.
Wheelchair bound and determined, Meg refuses to sit still. Since she was paralyzed, Meg has…
Competed at the national Ms. Wheelchair America pageant in New York
Founded and directs Ms. Wheelchair Utah, Inc.
Instituted a service outreach program with Intermountain Healthcare
Authored five books:
Cut it Out
When Life Gets too Hard to Stand, Just Keep on Rollin’!
Closing the GAPS
The Cupcake Promise
The Coolest of Days
Meg fell off a cliff and broke her neck in 2004, at the blossoming age of 22. She spent four months in the hospital recovering from multiple injuries and returned home without the use of her legs, back, stomach, or hands - a full quadriplegic.
Wheelchair bound and determined, Meg refuses to sit still. Since she was paralyzed, Meg has…
Competed at the national Ms. Wheelchair America pageant in New York
Founded and directs Ms. Wheelchair Utah, Inc.
Instituted a service outreach program with Intermountain Healthcare
Authored five books:
Cut it Out
When Life Gets too Hard to Stand, Just Keep on Rollin’!
Closing the GAPS
The Cupcake Promise
The Coolest of Days
“Determined to make the best of life…”
~ Shelley Osterloh, KSL News, May 11th, 2006
“In the same breath that she shares her challenges, she counts her blessings…”
~ Allison Hansen, Writer, Wasatch Woman Magazine
“...an example of a never-slow-down approach to life…”
~ Stephen Speckman, Deseret Morning News, May 2006
Meg’s story has been covered by several television stations and numerous periodicals and has been on the front pages of both: the Standard Examiner and the Deseret Morning News. She was the cover story for the February 2008 edition of the Wasatch Woman Magazine.
"Meg has made one of the most remarkable recoveries of any patient we have served.
She has really risen above her circumstances through hard work and a positive attitude."
~ Brad Zollinger, Rehab Director, Intermountain Healthcare