![]() “Or when we were driving, if I hit the brake too fast, she'd hit the dashboard.” “Even though she was sitting in bed, if she raised her arm to brush her hair, she could fall over,” said Tina Snyder, Amberley’s mother. RELATED: Woman finds love, returns to racing after paralysis procedure Snyder was a long way from the days when she could balance comfortably over a galloping horse. Physical therapy focused on rebuilding her sense of balance. “There's not an 'if,' there's not an 'and,' there's not a 'maybe,' this is what we're doing.” “The very first day of therapy, when my nurse asked me what my goals are, I tell her, ‘Walk, ride, rodeo, that's it,’” said Snyder. Her doctors said Snyder would never walk again, let alone ride. The injury to her T12 vertebrae was classified as “complete,” which meant she had a total loss of movement and sensation below the waist. Courtesy Amberley Snyderĭoctors later told Snyder she was paralyzed. With no seat belt to keep her secure in the truck, she was thrown against a fence post, where she was found, still conscious, but unable to feel her legs. Just minutes earlier, Snyder had taken off her seat belt because her stomach was bothering her. ![]() RELATED: Pregnant mom relives paralysis of Guillain-Barré amid Zika virus scare
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