Meet Chloe Jennings-White a 58-year-old woman who wishes to be surgically paralyzed.
Jennings-White, from Salk Lake City, Utah, has always wanted to be disabled but it wasn't until recently that she learned it was possible - for the small price of $22,250. Since a young age, Jennings-White has longed to live without legs. In fact, her desire to be disabled is so strong that she has often put herself in danger in an attempt to paralyze herself. For example, at the age of nine, she purposefully rode her bike off of a four-feet high ledge. Despite landing on her neck, the risky stunt didn't have the desired result.
Now she finds high-risk sports such as skiing hugely exhilarating for there is a chance she may crash and become paralyzed. "I ski extremely fast, and aim for the most dangerous runs," she told the Daily Mail. "My friends and family can get a little worried about me skiing, as they know I ski very aggressively and they know that in the back of my mind I actually want to get paralyzed."
Once she was able to diagnose her dark thoughts, Chloe began to explore the possibility of being surgically paralyzed. But after learning that the procedure would set her back $22,250 - money that she doesn't have - she resigned to the fact that she'd have to live the rest of her life in a wheelchair despite being fully able.