Brooke Mackenzie Ellison (1978 - 2024)

Born 20 Oct 1978 in Rockville Centre, Hempstead, Nassau, New York, United States

Ancestors

Died 4 Feb 2024 at age 45 in Long Island, New York, United States

Biography

Brooke Ellison was a New Yorker.

Brooke Ellison is Notable.

Brooke Ellison was an American bioethics professor, author, and disability rights advocate. She was also one of the first quadriplegic Harvard graduates.

Brooke Mackenzie Ellison was born in 1978 to Edward Ellison and Jean Derenze. When she was 11 years old, she was hit by a car while running across the road and became quadriplegic. Nearly every major bone in her body was fractured, including her skull, and doctors gave her a life expectancy of perhaps another 9 years.

With the help of her mother, she enrolled in eighth grade and returned to school. She went on to graduate from Harvard with degrees in cognitive neuroscience and public policy. She later earned a PhD from Stony Brook University.

She wrote two memoirs, Miracles Happen: One Mother, One Daughter, One Journey, which was co-written with her mother; and Look Both Ways. "Miracles Happen was made into an A&E movie directed by fellow quadriplegic advocate Christopher Reeve.

Ellison died of complications of her quadriplegia in 2024 at the age of 45.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Brooke Ellison, Prominent Disability Rights Advocate, Is Dead at 45

See also:

• Wikipedia: Brooke_Ellison

• Wikidata: Item Q2250243, en:Wikipedia

• https://www.brookeellison.com/