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January 2009 until when i was aware and i went into fight mode. i was told that i would be in a wheelchair for the rest of my life. i grew up where i didnt think that i could swim without the use of my leg, and my brothers strapped on a life jacket and jum. the pool with me, and two years later, i was in london at the london paralympic games winning the gold medal game was the first time that we all cried happy tears. i started to do appearances and then eventually landing at the doors of es opi...

I was 11 when i got sick, it affected my spine and encephalitis that affected my brain. the lights go out august of 2006 as far as memory goes. it was january of 2009 where all of a sudden im aware. i went into fight mode. i was told that i would be in a cheel chair the rest of my life. i grew up a swimmer. i didnt think i could swim without the use of my legs. my brother strapped on a life jacket and jumped in the pool with me. two years later i was in london at the london paralympic games, win...

Is this giving people false hope? >> there is a huge potential for giving people hope. >> reporter: this doctor at san diego medical center says hes never heard of project walk and worries patients are being taken advantage of and losing their money, too, thousands of dollars a month. we showed him video of kendalls workout team and he was not imspread. >> this looks like a show to me of someone holding her up and everybody saying, look, shes standing. >> youve been called a con-artist and peopl...

Highway. everyone walked away but her. >> they told us the most we could hope for was that she would be able to feed herself. >> reporter: look at her now. >> up. >> reporter: after just a month of therapy at project walk, kendall is already freely using her arms. thats not a surprise. but this is. >> kick it out. >> reporter: lifting her legs. with help, shes even standing. >> kendall, hows that feel? >> good. >> shes tall. >> reporter: mom, when you see kendall today -- >> im blown away. >> re...

Six months ago, the car she was riding in crashed on a dallas highway, everyone walked away but her. >> they told us the most we could hope for was that she would be able to feed herself. >> reporter: look at her now. after just a month of therapy at project walk, kendall is already freely using her arms. thats not a surprise. this is. >> kick them out. >> reporter: lifting her legs. with help, shes even standing. >> kendall, how does that feel? >> good. >> shes tall. >> mom, when you see kendal...

Hopes. >> reporter: dr. joseph, a spine surgeon at ucla san diego medical center says never heard of project walk and worries patients are being taken advantage of and losing their money, too. thousands of dollars a month. we showed him video of kendalls workout routine and he was not impressed. >> this looks like a show to me, where someones holding someone up and everyones standing back, saying, look, shes standing. >> you freely admit youve been called a con-artist. >> yes. >> reporter: peopl...

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