FIVE DAY FORECAST. JONATHAN, THANK YOU. THIS NEXT STORY HERE IS INSPIRATIONAL, TO SAY THE LEAST. A LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT PARALYZED FROM THE CHEST DOWN LAST SPRING BREAK IS NOW MAKING THE MOST OF HER SENIOR YEAR. ANNIE MILLER SUFFERED A SPINAL CORD INJURY DURING A SKI TRIP. HER FAMILY SAYS THEY DID NOT KNOW IF SHE’D SURVIVE. BUT ALMOST A YEAR LATER, SHE’S BACK STARRING IN MUSKOGEE HIGH SCHOOL’S MUSICAL. THERE ARE SOME POINTS WHERE I DIDN’T WANT TO DO IT BECAUSE I JUST REMINDED ME OF EVERYTHING I LOST. NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS, YOU CAN STILL DO ANYTHING YOU WANT TO. IT’S THE GIVING UP AND FINDING THE LITTLE HAPPY THINGS IN LIFE IS WHAT CAN KEEP YOU GOING. OH, ANNIE, GIRL, WE ARE ROOTING FOR YOU. YOU ARE AN INSPIRATION. HER THEATER TEACHER SAYS THEY PICKED THE SHOW FOR ANNIE BEFORE THE ACCIDENT SO THAT WHEN SHE BECAME PARALYZED, THE ONLY THING THAT CHANGE WAS THEIR SE
Student paralyzed during ski trip starring in high school musical
Annie Miller’s theater teacher said they picked the show for her before the accident.
Updated: 5:54 PM CST Mar 4, 2023
An Oklahoma student paralyzed from the chest down last spring break is now starring in her high school musical. Annie Miller suffered a spinal cord injury during a ski trip, and her family said they didn’t know if she’d survive. But almost a year later, she’s back, starring in Muskogee High School’s musical.”There are some times I don’t want to do it because it reminded me of what I lost,” Miller told Tulsa-area television station KJRH. “No matter what happens, you can still do anything you want to do. It’s the getting up and finding the happy in life that keeps you going.” Miller’s theater teacher said they picked the show – “Emma: A Pop Musical” – for her before the accident. When she became paralyzed, the only thing that changed was their set design, which students helped make wheelchair friendly.Watch the video above for more on this story.
An Oklahoma student paralyzed from the chest down last spring break is now starring in her high school musical.
Annie Miller suffered a spinal cord injury during a ski trip, and her family said they didn’t know if she’d survive. But almost a year later, she’s back, starring in Muskogee High School’s musical.
“There are some times I don’t want to do it because it reminded me of what I lost,” Miller told Tulsa-area television station KJRH. “No matter what happens, you can still do anything you want to do. It’s the getting up and finding the happy in life that keeps you going.”
Miller’s theater teacher said they picked the show – “Emma: A Pop Musical” – for her before the accident. When she became paralyzed, the only thing that changed was their set design, which students helped make wheelchair friendly.
Watch the video above for more on this story.
