Make It or Break It might be a lame TV show when it comes to explaining gymnastics to the general public.
But one theme is important. How does a dedicated athlete handle serious injury. Especially if they cannot return to the sport.
While the fictional Payson was falling on Shoot Half on Bars at National Championships, fracturing her back, a real life gymnast in Florida suffered a catastrophic injury on Bars.
… High School senior Dounia Bendris was practicing at Broadway Gymnastics in Oviedo when she slipped off the uneven bars, broke two ribs, collapsed a lung and severed her spinal cord.
Doctors told the 17-year-old that she was paralyzed from the waist down four days after Christmas. …
read more – Paralyzed Gymnast Adjusts To Life After Fall
video interview with Dounia
Donations can be mailed to CHASE care of Dounia Alyssa Bendris, 3924 Town Center Blvd. Suite 103-104, Orlando, FL. 32837. Donations can also be made via PayPal to DBendris@att.net or by clicking HERE.
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