AMERICAN FORK, Utah – Emily Traveler is usually one to cheer, but on Friday night, the crowd was cheering her on at the American Fork High School football game.
The traveler returned to Utah after spending months at a physical therapy clinic in Colorado. She was injured in an ATV accident while having fun with friends at Little Sahara Recreation Area in April. The 17-year-old broke her neck and initially lost movement in her arms and legs.
“I couldn’t feel anything, so nothing bad, but it was also a really weird feeling, like a lot of emotions,” Emily said.
The high school cheerleader defied the odds and has now regained some movement in her arms and wrists.
On Friday night, his fight was honored by his peers in a special way. The crowd went wild as Traveler entered the field through a tunnel escorted by the captains of the football teams.
“It was just exciting! It’s great to be back,” he said. “It just reminds me how much I’m loved and it’s a good reminder.”
“It just reminds me how much I’m loved!”
At 10:00, he hears from the American Fork cheerleader who was paralyzed in an ATV accident. How her friends and classmates honored her tonight @KSL5TV pic.twitter.com/Vyppj4kE1O
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His family said the community cheering him on made a difference in his recovery.
“We love this community. We’ve felt it since the night of the accident,” said Kari Traveller, Emily’s mother. “Being here tonight was a big thing for her. She loves fall football games and I was proud of her because I know she would rather be in uniform.
Emily’s mother said her physical improvement has everything her daughter learned as a student-athlete.
“She just keeps pushing,” he said. “Today, he was moving from his stomach, so that’s all really, really great stuff.”
Emily will be taking online classes this fall while continuing daily physical therapy. She hopes to return to campus in person her senior year.
With a spinal cord injury, damage can occur to the nerves that allow a person to control bowel movements. If the spinal cord injury is above the T-12 level, the ability to feel when the rectum is full can be lost. The anal sphincter muscle remains tight, however, and bowel movements will be on a reflex basis.
How did Makayla fall?
On March 20, 2021, Noble, a junior in high school, was practicing for a homecoming pep rally with members of the football team in a friend’s backyard. During a routine flip, he fell and landed on his neck. This may interest you : The Philadelphia Eagles add 8 new cheerleaders to the 2020 Cheer Team. The 16-year-old said she knew the moment she hit the ground that she was paralyzed.
What was Makayla Noble’s accident? Noble, who lives in Prosper, Texas, suffered a severe spinal cord injury on September 20, 2021, while practicing tumbling – an acrobatic form of gymnastics – for a homecoming performance at a friend’s house.
Will Makayla Noble be able to walk again?
A Texas cheerleader who was paralyzed in a freak accident in September 2021 has experienced the joy of walking again thanks to an exoskeleton. On the same subject : Pisgah Cheerleader Preview: Lady Bears seems to repeat as state champions.
What happened to Jerry from Navarro Cheer?
Jerry Harris of ‘Cheer’ fame gets 12 years on sex charges A federal judge on Wednesday sentenced Harris, a former star of the Netflix documentary series Cheer, to 12 years in prison for forcing teenagers to send him photos and videos obscene of themselves. This may interest you : How Much Do NFL Cheerleaders Make? — Hint: Much less than you think.
How long is Jerry in prison? “Cheer” star Jerry Harris sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for sex crimes. Jerry Harris, former star of the Netflix documentary series “Cheer,” was sentenced Wednesday to 12 years in federal prison for soliciting sex from minors and pressuring young boys to send him nude photos and videos.
