Andrea Nelson

Andrea Nelson

Canada

Athlete #870

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Markham, ON

On August 20, 2017, Andrea sustained a burst fracture of her L2 vertebrae after a hard landing while filming an outside tandem skydiving video, leaving her immediately paralyzed below the waist. Diagnosed with an L1 incomplete spinal cord injury, she has since regained significant function.

“For yesterday is but a dream, and tomorrow is only a vision, but today, well lived, makes every yesterday a dream of happiness and every tomorrow a vision of hope.”

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High Fives has provided:

Funding for Tessier racing foot fairing

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