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By: Mariyah Easterly and Hannah Lawton

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Haley suffered from a spinal cord injury from the bus accident that resulted in her paralysis

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This picture was taken after she won her race after the first meet since the accident.

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Relevant Physical Challenges (temporary) 

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Relevant Physical Challenges (temporary) 

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Due to the accident she suffered paralysis for a week. This also caused her to suffer from weakness in her inactive muscles. Her physical therapy was also a difficult task for her.

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Because she has no feeling in feet, she has to watch her balance so she does not fall.

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Although she can walk again, she still has no feeling in her feet.

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Haley Scott faces many mental and physical challenges today. After she won her race after her recovery, she never swam that fast ever again.

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An orthopedic specialist Dr. Steven Gartin snapped Haley's spine back in place during the third surgery. This was considered her last chance with any surgery because her body could not withstand another one.

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During the third surgery the doctors went in to fix the lymph node that was "nicked" during the second operation.

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After she wiggled her toes she went through three more complicated surgeries to repair her spine. These surgeries were meant to help her stand upright.

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Haley went through two emergency back surgeries immediately after the accident. These surgeries were unsuccessful and she was then told she would be in a wheelchair for the rest of her life.

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Haley Scott DeMaria was on her way home from a swim meet when her bus hit ice on a bridge and the bus crashed. DeMaria was taken to the hospital and she could not feel her legs. The doctors thought that she would never walk again. She was determined to prove them wrong and walk for two of her teammates that died in the accident. A week later a church did a prayer for her and within an hour she wiggled her toes. During her recovery she had 5 surgeries. She eventually walked/ swam again, and in her first meet back, she won her race, 50 m freestyle, only a year and a half after the accident.

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Pilgrim Profile:
https://trail.nd.edu/news/pilgrim-profile-haley-scott-demaria-95/
ND Today:
http://ndtoday.alumni.nd.edu/s/1210/nl-subpage.aspx?sid=1210&gid=1&pgid=5430&cid=15001&ecid=15001&ciid=128207&crid=0
Defying Diagnosis:
http://catholicphilly.com/2015/10/news/local-news/defying-diagnosis-swimmer-walks-and-swims-again-after-horrific-crash/
Haley Scott:
https://www.ben.edu/alumni-friends/events/upload/HSD_BIO.pdf
Video:

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Strong of Heart tells the tale of former Irish swimmer Haley Scott DeMaria, whose recovery from a bus accident not only inspired those around her, but served as a tribute to the lives lost in the tragedy.