Iowa teen walks again after months of intense rehab – KETV Omaha

Its been four months of rehab for Grace Pauley, 15, and now she is walking again after she crashed her car in September of last year. "I'm just the best patient ever, Pauley said. Now, she said she is one step closer to her recovery from a traumatic brain injury. It means the world to me, she said. They've cared for me for months. Four months. They just have done a lot for me, and I'm getting better. She said she has been counting down the seconds and now, she can finally return home to her family.'She's a fighter': Community supports Iowa teen injured in crash. See the story here.It's so much better to be at home when people can come to you faster, she said. Her occupational therapist, Lauren Cox, said that when Grace came into the rehab facility, she was not in good shape. She had multiple complexities that we were dealing with vision, weight bearing precautions, limited movement in her arms, in her legs, and so initially, we were just working on her arousal, Cox said. However, Cox said that Grace was not giving up and continued to push the pain and work hard to make sure she recovered the way she needed. Then we continued to push her a little bit harder every day and she was resilient and kept making huge strides. And to where she's at today, she said. Grace said the hard work doesn't stop here and she will continue at home. It was a lot of work and I'm still doing a lot of work at home and here, but It's good to have all the surrounding communities help support me through all this hard work, Pauley said. Graces father, Chris Buck, said that he felt overwhelmed watching his daughter go through rehab. "It's like seeing your daughter do everything again for the first time, Buck said. You know, it's amazing." Giving those who have watched her journey the true sense of "Amazing Grace." Click here for the latest headlines from KETV NewsWatch 7

Its been four months of rehab for Grace Pauley, 15, and now she is walking again after she crashed her car in September of last year.

"I'm just the best patient ever, Pauley said.

Now, she said she is one step closer to her recovery from a traumatic brain injury.

It means the world to me, she said. They've cared for me for months. Four months. They just have done a lot for me, and I'm getting better.

She said she has been counting down the seconds and now, she can finally return home to her family.

'She's a fighter': Community supports Iowa teen injured in crash. See the story here.

It's so much better to be at home when people can come to you faster, she said.

Her occupational therapist, Lauren Cox, said that when Grace came into the rehab facility, she was not in good shape.

She had multiple complexities that we were dealing with vision, weight bearing precautions, limited movement in her arms, in her legs, and so initially, we were just working on her arousal, Cox said.

However, Cox said that Grace was not giving up and continued to push the pain and work hard to make sure she recovered the way she needed.

Then we continued to push her a little bit harder every day and she was resilient and kept making huge strides. And to where she's at today, she said.

Grace said the hard work doesn't stop here and she will continue at home.

It was a lot of work and I'm still doing a lot of work at home and here, but It's good to have all the surrounding communities help support me through all this hard work, Pauley said.

Graces father, Chris Buck, said that he felt overwhelmed watching his daughter go through rehab.

"It's like seeing your daughter do everything again for the first time, Buck said. You know, it's amazing."

Giving those who have watched her journey the true sense of "Amazing Grace."

Click here for the latest headlines from KETV NewsWatch 7

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