A person’s life can change in an instant when an accident or a surgery gone awry causes paralysis.

We cover the news when it happens and now are following up with four of the people we’ve written about over the years to see how their lives have unfolded, how they are adapting to their new reality.

GUILDERLAND — Developer Tim Cassidy of Senior Consulting LLC has received approval for Pine Bush Senior Living, to be built at 22-24 New Karner Road, near Route 20. After receiving approval, he went back to the town with some amendments to the site plan that were approved four or five months ago, he said.

An application submitted recently to the town would bring 283 apartments and 80,5000 square feet of commercial space to the wooded land near the Guilderland YMCA.