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This Paralyzed Woman Taught Herself To Walk Down The Aisle For Her Wedding
- Anna Mae
- Aug 19, 2016
- 1 min read
''On July 12, 2008, a swimming accident paralyzed Jaquie Goncher from the neck down — but she managed to stand, walk, and dance on her wedding day on May 22.
“I went to a friend’s house after work and dove into her pool. I broke my neck and it instantly paralyzed me from the neck down,” Jaquie told BuzzFeed of her accident.
“I sustained a spinal cord injury from my C5 vertebrae being completely shattered,” she said. “I also fractured C1 and C2. After my surgery, the surgeon told my mother and I that I would never walk again.”
A little over a month later, though, she flicked her right big toe for the first time, which she said left her surgeon in “complete shock.”
A year before her wedding, Jaquie decided to put all her strength toward being able to stand and walk at her wedding, a goal she achieved — and then some...''
by Terri Pous
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