Woman with spinal injury shares 'surprise' pregnancy journey 14 Dec, 2020 10:12 PM 3 minutes to read Alyssa Higgins and her husband received some shocking yet amazing news! Photo / Instagram NZ Herald A woman who suffered a spinal cord injury at birth that resulted in her permanently using a wheelchair is documenting her journey to becoming a mother after unexpectedly falling pregnant. Alyssa Higgins, a 30-year-old disability advocate from New York, was unsure if she could ever have a child due to her injury and her only having one ovary. So when Higgins and her husband Jimmy recently found out they were going to be parents it came as a big surprise.