When Lauren Watson was just 19, she suffered severe spinal injuries due to a horrific car crash. She was unable to control her legs as she lost nearly all motor function from the waist down.
As she slowly came to terms with her injury, she began to accept the fact that she was going to have to spend a lot of her life confined in a wheelchair. Over the next decade she slowly inched her way back to health; through tough physical therapy and many hours of hard work, she slowly began to re-learn how to move her legs.
But one day she came across a school of women practicing aerial gymnastics. Twirling high into the air, these women seemed absolutely free from any burdens and weight that life at ground level contained.
So she began her search to find a aerial school who would accept her as a student; she began her long journey from wheelchair-bound to skyward flight, and while she still deals with obstacles every single day, she's a true inspiration to people everywhere who have ever been told, "no, you shouldn't do that."
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At just 19 years old, Lauren Watson had her whole world drastically changed after a horrible car wreck. Partially paralyzed from the waist down, she would have to live in a wheelchair.
Still in her wheelchair, she saw a group of women practicing aerial gymnastics. She knew what she wanted to do. She made it her goal to become one of those high-flying and talented women. While no one wanted to take her in at first, she eventually found a school who respected her will to succeed!
It was going to take a lot of hard work, but Lauren was determined: she wanted to prove that a "disability" didn't mean anything, and that she could master this unique skill just as well as anyone else!
It took her months to learn the most basic moves, but after two years of relentless training, she finally found herself flying, unburdened by her wheelchair, and as free as any of her fellow classmates.
She now performs as a major attraction in huge circus acts with thousands of onlookers. Though it took her years of work, this woman is an inspiration to anyone who has ever been told "no."
"Since then I have worked so hard to get out of it & try everything. I saw a physiotherapist who said he didn't think my legs had enough strength to do aerial & I'm glad I pushed forward & tried it anyway. The past 2 years have helped my balance, core, coordination & strength. Don't let people tell you it's impossible; show them that everything is."
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