A Hudson Valley teen who was paralyzed in a dirt
bike accident is pushing forward and refusing to let the injury stop
her from living out her dreams.
Jasmin
Torres, of Bloomingburg, is thriving after returning home
from rehab in September thanks
to the support of her family, friends and her adaptive sports trainer, Faiz Ali.
Torres, 18, says she’s tried tennis and
basketball and refuses to let her injury slow her down.
“I was
always a sports person and then I found out you can still do sports, even in a
wheelchair,” says Torres. “That especially kept me upbeat and moving and
wanting to do stuff.”
Torres
tells News 12 she’s training to get back into competitive sports.
Her
advice to those who may struggle in any way is to never give up.