18-year-old beats the odds to walk at graduation after car accident.
Carter's mother, Shawnda Cook, received a phone call from a stranger at the scene who told her her daughter was in an accident and that she needed to go to the scene immediately. Carter had only been about five minutes away from home but Cook told "GMA" because EMS, the fire and police departments had all rushed to the scene as well, it took her closer to 30 minutes before she finally saw her daughter.
"Some days [are] very hard and some days, I just get emotional and I'm not even an emotional person," she said. "This journey has been a lot and dealing with a brain injury is probably one of the worst things you can go through [because] your brain is really sensitive." Carter, who had been a captain of her varsity cheer squad, said she had one special goal in mind after the car accident: to walk at her upcoming high school graduation.
Khalia Carter poses with her parents, Reginald and Shawnda Cook at her graduation from Fort Myers High School, which was held at Hertz Arena in Fort Myers, Fla., May 21, 2022.On May 21, a little over four weeks after the crash, Carter joined the rest of Fort Myers High School's class of 2022 at Hertz Arena to celebrate their accomplishments and receive her diploma."This was such a huge milestone. Khalia had so many odds against her." her mother said.
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