Saleema Render-Hornsby was shocked by the letter she had just received from Medicare. "It felt like they were denying me my legs," she recalls. "Like they were taking away my liberty to move."
It was the summer of 2022 and the Bronx resident was hoping her insurance would approve a new wheelchair, as her old one kept breaking down. Render-Hornsby was born with spina bifida, a spinal cord issue that limits use of her lower legs.
