“I was really happy because the doctor had said I would be better by then, and I was ready for this terrible nightmare to be over.” — Sarah Todd Hammer Copy Share Image
“Before I knew it, I was racing across the highway. For the first time in my life, I didn’t know what to think.” — Sarah Todd Hammer Copy Share
“Knowing that only minutes earlier I had walked to the car, my mom helped me out and stood me up in the parking lot.… — Sarah Todd Hammer Copy Share
“I was really happy because the doctor had said I would be better by then, and I was ready for this terrible nightmare to… — Sarah Todd Hammer Copy Share
“I had learned quickly that life doesn't always go the way I want it to, and that's okay. I still plod on.” — Sarah Todd Hammer Copy Share
“It seemed like an ordinary day, but little did I know that this wasn’t going to be a normal ballet class.” — Sarah Todd Hammer Copy Share
“When the doctors came in a little while later saying they thought they knew my diagnosis, I was afraid to know.” — Sarah Todd Hammer Copy Share
“The thought of being able to [move my arms] made me want to give up my legs [instead] since I was accustomed to using… — Sarah Todd Hammer Copy Share
“Dancing with a spinal cord injury is a challenge like no other, but I aspired to prove to myself that I could still be… — Sarah Todd Hammer Copy Share
“The video was still playing, although I didn't know why. It seemed as if the able-bodied dancers were mocking me.” — Sarah Todd Hammer Copy Share
“But I had already fallen. Fallen into this deep, dark hole. I was trapped. Trapped in this nightmare.” — Sarah Todd Hammer Copy Share
