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"They didn't think she was going to make it," said the mother of Xitclalli "Chilli" Vazquez to TODAY's Lester Holt. Chilli, 9, was injured after a drunk driver slammed into her family's car. A year later, she wrote a letter to the man who left her paralyzed from the chest down. (TODAY)

TODAY's Jenna Wolfe catches up with Patrick Ivison, 17, who confessed two dreams to TODAY  three and a half years ago: to learn how to surf, and to walk across the stage at his high school graduation. (TODAY)

A rare spinal cord injury left 18-year-old surfer Kristen Adlhoch paralyzed, but thanks to special neurostimulation braces, she is walking again. (TODAY)

Rachelle Friedman, who was paralyzed during her bachelorette party when he friend pushed her into a pool, and her husband, Chris Chapman, talk about their recent honeymoon. (TODAY)

Rachel Friedman was paralyzed after a freak accident at her bachelorette party left her wheel-chair bound , but she finally got her fantasy wedding with groom Chris Chapman. (TODAY)

A paralyzed man is taking his motorized wheelchair from California to Washington, D.C., to promote and raise money for spinal cord research, which he says is severely underfunded. KNOP-TV's Kent Winder reports. (NBC News)

A thrill-seeking, 17-year-old boy has been paralyzed after leaping from a 30-foot bridge and landing into a boat. WPTA-TV's Max Resnik reports. (NBC News)

The Houston Astros' General Manager Ed Wade discusses drafting partially paralyzed San Jacinto College player Buddy Lamothe. (Jansing and Co)

Jennifer Darmon, who became paralyzed after a horrific car accident, was determined not to let her injury claim her wedding-day dream of walking down the aisle and sharing the first dance with her new husband. She speaks with TODAY's Matt Lauer. (TODAY)

Paralyzed pups rescued after violent birth get a new lease on life. WCNC's Michelle Boudin reports.