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LEXINGTON — On Memorial Day of last year, 21-year-old Stanton native Kayla Lacy kicked off the summer season by spending the day out on the river kayaking with some friends.
A freak accident left 21-year-old Kayla Lacy with a severed spine, shattered vertebra and paralyzed from the chest down. She's been working with UKHealthCare's Outpatient Therapy Clinic twice a week to regain her strength, and in January was named the 2023 Ms. Wheelchair Kentucky to advocate for those with disabilities of all kinds across the state.
At 28 years old, Georgetown resident Abby Jones was healthy in every way – until her heart suddenly stopped. Treated for a rare heart condition after arriving at UK, her physicians credit the quick thinking and even quicker action by her husband and EMS as the main reasons she's alive today.