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LEXINGTON — On Memorial Day of last year, 21-year-old Stanton native Kayla Lacy kicked off the summer season by spending the day out on the river kayaking with some friends.
A freak accident left 21-year-old Kayla Lacy with a severed spine, shattered vertebra and paralyzed from the chest down. She's been working with UKHealthCare's Outpatient Therapy Clinic twice a week to regain her strength, and in January was named the 2023 Ms. Wheelchair Kentucky to advocate for those with disabilities of all kinds across the state.
Kayla Lacy was recently crowned Miss Wheelchair Kentucky 2023. It's how she approaches some of her physical limitations that has her overcoming obstacles.
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