Nathalie McGloin is an inspirational woman who has become the UK’s first – and only – female race car driver with a spinal cord injury. Nathalie was paralyzed from the chest down after a serious car accident when she was only 16. Despite being told she would never walk again, Nathalie became determined to become the strongest possible version of herself, and since then has let nothing limit her. Three years after the incident and two years after being discharged from the hospital, Nathalie gained a place at the University of Nottingham where she studied English and was introduced to wheelchair rugby. Nathalie saw people with similar injuries being active in ways she didn’t realize were even possible. This inspired her and she took on the sport.
Full article: https://www.extremesportscompany.com/single-post/2018/01/31/Nathalie-McGloin—Inspiring-Possibility
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