David Rainer

Wheelchair-Bound Stone Bags Gator at Eufaula

Mandy Stone worked hard as a paramedic in Roanoke, Alabama, which often required a weekend away to decompress. Stone was on one of those getaways when her life changed forever. “Ten years ago, I went to north Georgia for the weekend,” Stone said. “On the way home I hydroplaned, went down in a ravine and spent the next two-and-a-half months at the Shepherd Center in Atlanta. “Everything changed in just a split second.” The accident impact crushed numerous vertebrae in her back. She was left paralyzed from the waist down. However, the accident did not crush her…

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