Tuesday 14 June 2016

Fitness guru who was told she would never walk again!

‘Good things can come from bad things’: The inspirational fitness guru who was told she would never walk again after a horrific skydiving accident

  • Emma Carey, 23, became a paraplegic after skydiving accident in 2013 
  • She broke her spine and doctors said she would never walk again 
  • During her recovery she turned to Instagram for health inspiration
  • After less than a year Ms Carey slowly started to walk again 
  • Documenting her recovery she quickly became an inspiration herself
  • The 23-year-old Queenslander now has over 50,00 Instagram followers  
Now an inspirational fitness guru with more than 50,000 on Instagram, Emma Carey amazed doctors when she started walking less than a year after a horrific skydiving accident left her a paraplegic.
The 23-year-old Queenslander’s life changed on June 9 2013, when she jumped out of a plane in Switzerland during a European holiday with her best friend.
The date is so important to Ms Carey that she had it tattooed on her arm as a permanent reminder of what she has achieved.
Now an inspirational fitness guru with more than 50,000 on Instagram, Emma Carey (pictured) amazed doctors when she started walking just one year after a horrific skydiving accident left her a paraplegic 
Now an inspirational fitness guru with more than 50,000 on Instagram, Emma Carey (pictured) amazed doctors when she started walking just one year after a horrific skydiving accident left her a paraplegic

Meet Emma Carey, a 23-year-old fitness guru from Queensland with 50,000 followers on Instagram
As Ms Carey fell that day, her parachute and emergency chute became tangled and choked her instructor, who became unconscious.
The subsequent free fall saw her land on her stomach with her instructor on top of her.
Her spine was broken in two places, her pelvis was shattered and spinal cord crushed.
Recounting the event on YouTube, Emma said that it wasn't until she saw the ground coming closer very quickly that she thought something was wrong.
‘It took me a little bit to realise something was going wrong. We were going straight down really fast...I thought for sure a hundred per cent I was about to die. I don’t know how else to explain it, it was horrible, horrible, horrible,’ she said.
Emma struggled while attempting to describe her fear, likening it to an emotion one might feel when sitting an exam or breaking up with their boyfriend but 'times a trillion'.

As Ms Carey (pictured) fell her parachute and emergency chute became tangled and choked her instructor, who became unconscious
As Ms Carey (pictured) fell her parachute and emergency chute became tangled and choked her instructor, who became unconscious
Her spine was broken in two places, her pelvis was shattered and spinal cord crushed 
Her spine was broken in two places, her pelvis was shattered and spinal cord crushed 
She then received the diagnosis that she was now a paraplegic from her doctors, who said that it was very likely she would never walk again and would be in wheelchair how for the rest of her life

She then received the diagnosis that she was now a paraplegic from her doctors, who said that it was very likely she would never walk again and would be in wheelchair how for the rest of her life
She then received the diagnosis that she was now a paraplegic from her doctors, who said that it was very likely she would never walk again and would be in a wheelchair for the rest of her life.
After the accident Ms Carey spent three weeks in a Swiss hospital before flying back to Australia.
Over the next three months she began her physical therapy at a Sydney hospital.
With all her downtime Ms Carey turned to Instagram and started looking at inspirational health influencers, The Daily Telegraph reported.
After only three months she slowly started to walk again, and just like those who influenced her on Instagram, she quickly became a source of inspiration for people around the world as she documented her recovery. 
'My accident- even though the injuries suck- brought so much good to my life. Good things can come from bad things if you’re willing to let them,' she told the publication.  
Describing her journey three years on Ms Carey said on Instagram: 'It's coming up to the three year anniversary of my accident and as far as I know that's the main reason why a lot of you follow me. It just feels so surreal and amazing to know that the worst moment of my life (laying paralyzed on the ground three years ago scared to my core), could lead to this moment right here, where I can use the bad stuff to help anyone who chooses to read my words.'

'I’ve been through a lot. I’ve seen and felt a whole lot. I’ve been at the lowest of lows and still, I’ve never considered folding' (Instagram caption) 



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