An awful car accident three decades ago meant partial paralysis, a long hospital stay, a painful rehabilitation and eventual return to walking with an abiding limp for Lisa Smith. Years later, a deterioration in her spine has left her reliant on a walker and a wheelchair.

But it hasnā€™t kept her down ā€” not that she thought she had a choice.

ClickĀ hereĀ to read more of Lisa’s story from the Atlanta Journal Constitution.