"I have the 20-page application for Extreme Home Makeover to fill out. They require so much," she said, but added, "I'm willing to do anything at this point."

While there is a piece of land in Montour County that was given to her, she said the cost to excavate, do a sewer test, drill a well and build a modular ranch home would be about $130,000.

Wilson, who went from caring for people in wheelchairs at Alley Medical Center in Berwick to operating a motorized wheelchair, wants eventually to go back to school and earn a psychology degree. "I want to go back to work, and I want to help in the community any way I can," she said.

Wilson hopes to get a specially equipped van to drive. A fundraiser brought in $1,700 for one, but it could cost up to $30,000. In order for the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation to pay for the van, it has to be less than five years old and have less than 50,000 miles on it.

Before the accident on July 25, 2007, Wilson was going through a divorce and trying to save money for a home, so she and her kids were living with her dad.

After seven weeks at Geisinger Medical Center, Wilson was transferred to Kramm's Nursing Home in Milton, where she learned to bathe herself in bed, dress herself and do other daily activities. After eight weeks there, her right shoulder had healed enough for her to undergo rehabilitation. The nearest facility that works with spinal-cord-injury patients was HealthSouth in State College. At HealthSouth, she learned how to handle situations she would encounter at home.

Wilson came home the day before Thanksgiving in 2007.