Makayla Noble, the highschool cheerleader who was paralyzed in a freak accident in 2021, has marked Worldwide Wheelchair Day with an Instagram publish.

The 17-year-old resident of Prosper, Texas, suffered a extreme spinal wire harm on September 20, 2021, which left her paralyzed from the chest down.

Noble, a world champion cheerleader, is at present present process rehabilitation and remedy however wants to make use of a wheelchair to get round.

In an replace posted to the Fb group "Makayla's Combat" on Tuesday, the household stated: "Blissful Worldwide Wheelchair Day! An annual day of occasions and actions which happen world wide when wheelchair customers have fun the optimistic influence a wheelchair has on their lives.

"Though Mak just isn't outlined by her wheelchair, we all know the optimistic influence her journey has and continues to have on others!"

Worldwide Wheelchair Day is widely known yearly on March 1, with occasions and actions happening world wide.

Since first being launched in 2008, celebrations have taken place in international locations together with Australia, Nepal, Senegal, South Africa, Bangladesh, Pakistan, the UK and america.

In line with the Worldwide Wheelchair Day web site, the principle goals of the day are:

  • To allow wheelchair customers to have fun the optimistic influence a wheelchair has of their lives.
  • To have fun the nice work of the various thousands and thousands of people that present wheelchairs, who present help and look after wheelchair customers and who make the world a greater and extra accessible place for folks with mobility points.
  • To acknowledge and react constructively to the very fact there are various tens of thousands and thousands of individuals on this planet who want a wheelchair, however are unable to accumulate one.

Since her accident, the household has acquired an outpouring of help from their area people, in addition to folks from everywhere in the world. As well as, 1000's of web customers have been tuning into social media updates posted by Noble, wherein she has been documenting her on a regular basis life as quadriplegic.

A GoFundMe web page set as much as elevate cash for the household has acquired round $220,000 in donations on the time of writing. The cash will go in the direction of prices related to the teenager's restoration and rehabilitation.

"We acknowledge and are so grateful for the native love and help from Prosper however on today wish to additionally say thanks to everybody world wide who follows Mak's story, interacts on IG, subscribes and feedback on her YouTube and to those that give from their hearts to the GoFundMe," the household stated within the Fb publish.

Worldwide Wheelchair Day got here quickly after a busy weekend for Noble, who attended and spoke at an occasion in Dallas hosted by the Nationwide Cheerleaders Affiliation.

"Phrases can't describe how unforgettable this weekend was!! Beginning off the weekend on Friday I had the honour of talking within the area about my journey of restoration and the way Allstar cheer has helped me a lot!" Noble stated in an Instagram publish.

"Sat + Solar was stuffed with cheerleading and seeing pals I have never seen since earlier than my harm. Being on the opposite aspect of the mat was a curler coaster of feelings. All in all I can't say how a lot I really like and admire each one in every of y'all. I used to be so honored to get to satisfy and discuss to so a lot of you guys this weekend ! I LOVE YOUUUU."

Makayla Noble and fellow cheerleaders
Makayla Noble (middle left) with fellow cheerleaders earlier than her harm. Noble was left paralyzed after a freak accident. Tiffany Smith