Woman recovers from sledding accident spinal cord injury

Angela Vaslavsky, 44, from Unity was seriously hurt in a sledding accident on New Year's Eve. She hit fallen trees and damaged her spinal cord. Doctors did not expect her to survive the first night, and they were unsure if she would ever move her arms or legs again.

She spent 12 days in Forbes Hospital in Monroeville, then six weeks at a rehabilitation centre in Chicago. The injury left her partially paralysed and needing a wheelchair.

Ten months after the accident, she was still working with physical therapists to strengthen her torso. Her goal is to walk on her own one day. She has also expanded her styling and colour analysis business since the accident.