One year and eight months into her new normal

Mckenna Woodhead was a 14-year-old soccer star when she suffered a spinal cord injury after a jet ski accident on Lake Wylie. She is now 16 and adjusting to her new life being paralyzed from the chest down.

Story and broadcast by: Caroline Bowyer

Caroline Bowyer

Caroline Bowyer is a senior from Gastonia, NC, majoring in broadcast journalism. She has experience working as a news intern at WBTV in Charlotte and ABC11 in Durham. She plans to become a reporter or multimedia journalist after graduation.