Ex-Olympic skier speaks of success despite spinal injuryRSS Feed

An ex-Olympic skier has spoken about how a spinal injury did not stop her from realising her dreams.

Nikki Stone was training for the 1998 Olympic Winter Games when she sustained a spinal injury, Success magazine reports.

The ten doctors that Ms Stone visited all told her that she would never ski again, but she was determined that she would not let her spinal injury prevent her from achieving her goal - a gold medal at the Games.

After six months her injury began to improve and she started to train again. "I had to dig deep to build my own confidence. Although it didn't happen overnight, I realised that everything from that point forward was a bonus," she told the magazine.

Earlier this week, Ms Stone's book, When Turtles Fly: Secrets of Successful People Who Know How to Stick Their Necks Out, was published. In the book she encourages people not to give up on their dreams.

Scientists in Sweden have modified the genes of a mouse model so that some of their neurons can be activated by blue light.

The leader of the study said that this could help patients with spinal injuries to walk again.

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