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“I was so used to people doing a lot for me,” she said, “but when I get that strength just to walk a little bit, I stopped depending on people to push me around in my wheelchair.”
“I said, ‘If I can walk, I’m going to try to do this,’” she said.
“So I tried to walk to the bathroom to get in the shower, I tried to walk to the front door and I did it,” she said.
She said the small accomplishments made her feel like she was on top of the world.
She completed physical therapy three weeks ago.
She is able to walk with the assistance of a walker.
The bullet that struck her in the back remains lodged there, too risky for surgeons to remove, she said.
Aside from the physical reminders of the shooting, with daily pain, damaged nerves and static nerves, she said, she also copes with post-traumatic stress disorder, also known as PTSD.
“Anything could trigger it. If something accidentally falls and I didn’t know it was about to fall, it scares me, my legs get to tingling,” she said.
Loud noises cause her to feel anxiety and fear, and have adverse physical reactions.
White said she used to enjoy taking part in July 4 and New Year’s Eve celebrations where fireworks are on full display, but all of that’s changed now.