Amy Van Dyken, the six-time Olympic gold medalist swimmer who became paralyzed when she severed her spinal cord in an ATV crash this summer, says she is determined to walk again.
รขโฌลThere is a possibility that that milestone of me walking again may happen,รขโฌย Van Dyken told ABCรขโฌโขs Robin Roberts in an interview for the ABC News special, รขโฌลThe Year: 2014,รขโฌย which airs on Dec. 23 at 9 p.m. ET. Van Dyken will be featured in a segment about heroes and people who inspire and help others.
รขโฌลWill I do it under my own power? Probably, because Iรขโฌโขm hoping itรขโฌโขs going to be with braces, but will I do it without braces? I donรขโฌโขt know, but just that will be a milestone in and of itself, so letรขโฌโขs do it,รขโฌย she added.
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