Makayla Noble, the highschool cheerleader who was paralyzed in a freak accident final yr, marked 5 months since her accident on Sunday.
Noble, who lives in Prosper, Texas, suffered a extreme spinal wire damage on September 20, 2021, whereas training tumbling—an acrobatic type of gymnastics—for a homecoming efficiency at a good friend's home.
The world champion cheerleader tried to do a routine flip however ended up touchdown on her neck, damaging her C6 vertebra. This left her paralyzed from the chest down and unable to mover her arms.
For the reason that accident, hundreds of individuals have been following her story on-line and the household has additionally obtained an outpouring of assist from individuals of their north Texas neighborhood, and far additional afield.
The five-month anniversary of Noble's accident got here as a fundraiser set as much as elevate cash for the household reached almost $220,000 in donations.
Noble spent the weekend of her five-month anniversary at an occasion hosted by clothes model Insurgent Athletic Cheer in Atlanta, Georgia.
"It has been a giant day for Mak! Wrapping up an incredible weekend with Insurgent Athletic Cheer, we're so grateful for this chance and the whole lot Insurgent has accomplished!," the Noble household stated in an replace posted to the Makayla's Struggle Fb group on Sunday.
"At this time marks 5 months since Mak's accident and for her, it was wonderful to spend it with so lots of her cheer mates and individuals who elevate her up! Usually this anniversary day will be arduous and stuffed with feelings, in the present day was totally different for Mak! Thanks to all of you who've liked and poured into Makayla this weekend."
Noble has beforehand spoken about how the month-to-month anniversaries of her accident have been troublesome days emotionally.
On the four-month anniversary of her accident, Noble posted a video to Instagram during which she stated that it had been "a fairly tough day."
"Plenty of feelings are hitting me, realizations, and simply sort of grieving the issues that I've misplaced within the final 4 months, [and] not been capable of do."
The teenager added that she had not wished to make the video as a result of being weak is "actually arduous, particularly whenever you're unhappy and upset."
"However I do know it is so essential to be weak, as a result of it is simply as essential to share the unhealthy occasions as it's the good. So right here I'm making this video," she stated.
On Saturday, the household stated in one other replace that Noble was capable of meet one among her greatest position fashions on the occasion—actuality TV star and creator Sadie Robertson.
In a video message to her followers that was posted to Instagram on the occasion, Noble stated: "Hey all people, I am right here at Insurgent and I simply wished to say ... thanks for all of you guys and all of the assist you've got proven me and all people right here, it is completely unimaginable."
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