Fifteen year old Jacoby Miles had dreams that all fifteen year old girls competing in women's gymnastics would have---To compete in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. Even if it was a long shot, then the second goal would've been to be the top champion for her school's women's gymnastics team.
Even that much won't happen anymore. While practicing on the uneven bars, Jacoby fell off the uneven bars the wrong way. Now she's paralyzed from the waist down. She can't use her legs anymore. She might use her arms and upper body with lots of physical therepy.
Her parents were devestated, but still are glad that she's still alive. Jacoby's former teammates took a get well soon photo to let her know that they're still thinking of her.
But Jacoby Miles gymnastics career is over. And the dangerous tumble off the uneven bars shattered her body with paralysis. Wheel chairs, physical therepy and homework assigments is all that's left for Jacoby Miles now.
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