'This is not the way I go out': Sumter nurse, Ms. Wheelchair South Carolina runner-up shares AR-15-related injury left her paralyzed, plans to take her competition platform nationally

BY ALAYSHA MAPLE
alaysha@theitem.com
Posted 2/21/24

Experiences are subjective, leading us to often fail at understanding the true depths of them when we're not directly affected. In the quiet corners of our minds, we often whisper to ourselves, "It could never happen to me."

It's a comforting …

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