Miraculous Moment When A Paralyzed Bride Surprises Wedding Guests By Walking

A bride who is paralysed from the waist down gave her wedding guests an unbelievable surprise when she walked down the aisle on the arm of her father. Gina Giaffoglione, a former gymnast from McClelland, Iowa, was involved in a serious car crash six years ago, and doctors said she'd never be able to use her legs again. But the 27-year-old was determined to walk down the aisle at her wedding to fiance John Springhower; and thanks to a crutch, a hidden back-brace and a year-and-a-half of gruelling physical therapy and practice, she miraculously pulled it off.

Gina was just 21 when she got into a car with a drunk driver, a decision that would change her life forever. But even after the accident, she refused to let it hinder her life plans. In fact, she even continued to coach gymnastics at her father Gary's gym, making the most of her upper body strength. So it was no surprise when she came to him to tell him that she wanted to be able to walk down the aisle on his arm at her wedding.

'I told her, whether we roll down that aisle or whether we walk down that aisle, we're gonna do this, whichever way we have to do it - it's been her dream,' her father told KETV7. 'Obviously it's a dad's dream to have the honour to walk a daughter down the aisle,' he added, choking back tears. I told her, whether we roll down that aisle or whether we walk we're gonna do this.

So Gina spent a year and a half training in physical therapy, where she had to teach her body how to stand up straight after spending years in a wheelchair. Then she and her father spent months practicing walking together, with Gina holding onto a crutch and wearing a brace that was designed to be hidden under her wedding dress.

'Basically my legs feel like - like when your foot wakes up from being asleep? Feels like that 24/7, When you can't feel anything, and you're doing something you used to do that you used to take for granted - because I did, everybody does - when you're back up and doing it, especially having Dad on my arm, it's a floating sensation you can't even explain.'

Source: KETV7 / DailyMail