0 ▁days . ▁She ▁had ▁suffered ▁severe ▁head ▁and ▁sp inal ▁inj uries , ▁and ▁remained ▁in ▁hospital ▁for ▁two ▁months . ▁Since ▁the ▁accident ▁Bir ken feld ▁now ▁has ▁to ▁rely ▁on ▁a ▁wheel ch air ▁for ▁trav elling ▁long ▁distances , ▁suff ers ▁short ness ▁of ▁breath ▁and ▁strugg les ▁to ▁speak . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁she ▁file d ▁a ▁$ 1 5 ▁million ▁claim ▁against ▁K end all ▁and ▁Y ach ting ▁N Z . ▁The ▁High ▁Court ▁limited ▁compens ation ▁pay able ▁to ▁Bir ken feld ▁to ▁the ▁extent ▁of ▁Y ach ting ▁N Z ' s ▁ins urance ▁cover ▁of ▁$ 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁A ▁stay ▁of ▁proceed ings ▁was ▁also ▁issued ▁by ▁the ▁High ▁Court ▁hal ting ▁Bir ken feld ' s ▁case . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁Bir ken feld ▁un success fully ▁challeng ed ▁the ▁High ▁Court ▁decision ▁in ▁the ▁Court ▁of ▁App e al . ▁She ▁then ▁appe aled ▁her ▁case ▁to ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court . ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁rejected ▁her ▁appeal . ▁ ▁Co aching ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁K end all ▁was ▁the ▁coach ▁of ▁the ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁board ▁sail ing ▁team . ▁ ▁Awards ▁and ▁hon ours ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁Queen ' s ▁B irth day ▁Hon ours , ▁K end all ▁was ▁made ▁a ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Empire ▁for ▁services ▁to ▁bo