article_snippet: In 2003, Graves became paralyzed from the chest down after suffering what started out as a sinus infection.
article_snippet: Graves recalled being severely ill and examining the ugly sheets and bad design in hospitals.
article_snippet: The illness phased in a new chapter in American architect Michael Graves life.
article_snippet: Struggling in hospital rooms made American architect Michael Graves determined to improve health care facilities and designs, including more user-friendly hospital furniture for patients.
article_snippet: I wouldn't have been a health care nut if a health care nut hadn't been for my paralysis, so something good came from this," American architect Michael Graves told CNN in 2011.
article_snippet: Graves: Why hospital rooms don't work .
article_snippet: Throughout " The illness, Graves continued to sketch.
article_snippet: Whether I was paralyzed or not, I would draw, because drawing for Graves is like playing the piano," American architect Michael Graves told CNN.