Brooke was interviewed by TV News 12 about her life, the accident and moving forward with things like the Red Bull Wings For Life towards a cure.
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"Paralyzed surfer driving inspiration behind South Florida Wings for Life World Run
Story by John Evenson / CBS 12 NEWS
BOCA RATON, Fla. -- Brooke Thabit is still coming to terms with being paralyzed in a freak accident a year and a half ago. But the 18-year-old former sponsored surfer from Boca Raton is a driving force behind the first ever Wings for Life World Run, raising money for spinal cord research.
http://www.wingsforlifeworldrun.com
"They are so close to finding a cure for spinal cord injuries it's ridiculous," said Thabit.
Thabit dove off a friends dock into unexpected shallow water on the Labour Day weekend in 2012, and the damage to her spinal cord left her as a quadriplegic. "I didn't even want to look at myself in the mirror," says Thabit, "I was like how can my life change so fast in 5 seconds, and then you just kind of learn how to adapt to it."
Brooks' version of adapting is still taking part in extreme sports like sky-diving, and being the ambassador for the Wings for Life World Run, a run that will take place at the same time in 35 countries spanning the Globe.
http://www.brookethabit.com
"Walking again is eventually the end goal," says Thabit, "and we might only need to do one of these events and have a cure."