Ryley Hopper was a college freshman when he was injured in a swimming pool.
after diving into a swimming pool as a teenager was recently able to drive again for the first time, eight years after his injury.
Ryley Hopper, 27, got behind the wheel of a specially equipped van on Aug. 14, his first time driving since he was paralyzed from the chest down at the age of 19.Hopper was a college freshman at the University of North Carolina Wilmington and enjoying a summer swim in his friend's pool in 2016 when he flipped into the shallow end, hit the bottom and lost consciousness.
"It took a while to reset my mindset," he said, but "minutes after being in the car, the butterflies went away." "A lot of healing is done indoors -- in and out of physicians' offices -- and the natural world isn't always accessible," said Hopper, who said he aspires to one day create a space for people with disabilities to participate in accessible outdoor activities and reconnect with nature.When setting spinal cord injury recovery milestones, Hopper also underscores the importance of mental health and striving for personal growth.
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