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DeMaria had to undergo intense physical therapy in order to regain basic functions like foot grasping and walking. She was extremely persistent, with the end goal to be able to swim once again for Notre Dame. One can imagine how amazing it was for DeMaria when she started swimming again, and actually won her first race b

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DeMaria was in a state of complete paralysis from the waist down after her accident for a week. She then worked for the next year and a half to regain control of her legs to walk again. This became her main focus in life from the time of her accident and she achieved her goals after countless rehab sessions and emotional obstacles.

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Physical Challenges - Never Able to Bear Children

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Physical Challenges - Never Able to Bear Children

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Initially after the crash, doctors told her she would be unable to bear children because her paralysis

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Physical Challenges - Healing from Rod Surgery

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Physical Challenges - Healing from Rod Surgery

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DeMaria was very physically active, and when her rods snapped and punctured through her skin, she had to get very intensive surgery involving the deflation of her lungs. The surgery healing proces was extremely difficult; over the summer, she was required to stay on her back, and was only permitted to sit up 5 minutes per day.

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Haley Scott DeMaria had to undergo intense rehab for her injuries. Physical therapy allows people who underwent traumatic injuries to regain some normal function and, in DeMaria's case, to "relearn" everyday physical behaviors like walking, swimming, and running.

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Medical Information - What Saved Her Life

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Medical Information - What Saved Her Life

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At the scene of the accident, DeMaria was able to pull herself out of the bus and when on the phone with emergency operators, they saved her life. The 911 operator told DeMaria to lay herself down on a patch of ice nearby. This stabilized her spine and later saved her life.

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In the bus crash, DeMaria broke her back, which threatened her with paralysis and life in a wheel chair. So how does a broken back lead to paralysis? Nerves in the spinal cord are vital to motor function because they relay messages to the brain. When these nerves are damaged, they leave the body unable to send/receive signals, causing paralysis.

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Rods were placed in DeMaria's back, and at one point, these rods actually came undone and tore through DeMaria's skin. What are these rods used for, and why did they come out? After a traumatic back injury, rods are placed in the spine to promote healing and structure. The longer she had them in, the more confident she felt about bending forward, picking things up, and maintaining her daily routine. However, this made the rods loosen and eventually snap. Surgeons had to deflate her lungs and enter from the front in order to repair the rods.

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Haley Scott DeMaria was a freshman at the University of Notre Dame when she was involved in a bus crash that killed two of her teammates. DeMaria was paralyzed for a week and it took her 21 months to get back to being competition ready after a long road to recovery.

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