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Paralyzed Pinay teen walks on stage on graduation day

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<figure class="op-interactive"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/oOcoMSXF6Nw?enablejsapi=1"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>A Filipino teenager took her first steps across the stage on her graduation day, nearly four years after suffering a gymnastics accident that had left her wheelchair-bound.Assisted by two of her siblings, a walker, and braces, Anna Sarol walked across the stage at her high school graduation on May 19, receiving a standing ovation from her classmates and the crowd.Sarol sustained her injury at the beginning of her freshman year in 2015. Many of her classmates had never seen her walk before.She kept her plans to walk across the stage a secret because she said she wanted to see the genuine reaction of her classmates.Sarol uses her social media, Pray for Annaboo, to share inspirational stories and wants to one day become a motivational speaker.She is currently raising money for a prosthetic exo-skeleton that would allow her to walk without any assistance.To donate, visit her GoFundMe page : <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/46mqwbrg">https://www.gofundme.com/46mqwbrg</a> pray for annaboo medical expenses Read more on <a href="https://balitangamerica.tv">Balitang America</a>:

A Filipino teenager took her first steps across the stage on her graduation day, nearly four years after suffering a gymnastics accident that had left her wheelchair-bound.

A Filipino teenager took her first steps across the stage on her graduation day, nearly four years after suffering a gymnastics accident that had left her wheelchair-bound.