Five years ago, the life of Tracy Otto changed radically after being attacked by her ex-boyfriend who unfortunately left her in a wheelchair and without an eye, but far from defeating it, it rose again “like a phoenix.”
The 28-year-old American and her partner, Rick Riessle, were attacked in theirtheir home in Florida while they were sleeping. Otto’s ex-boyfriend He shot her several times with a pellet gun, injuring her left eye. He also stabbed her, severing her spinal cord.
After the assault, Tracy Otto’s ex-partner left the house, sat on the lawn, called the police police to surrender, He was later sentenced to 40 years.
Tracy Otto participates inat the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games in archery and now she just wants to “conquer the world” and continue on to Los Angeles 2028 and then Australia 2032.
Otto, who shoots arrows through a mouth-controlled device, has made it through the first round at Paris 2024.
“I try to think of it as creating beauty from ashes, “To rise again like a phoenix. To show the world that, regardless of your circumstances, you can do anything you set your mind to,” said the athlete.
What were the memories that Tracy Otto was left with after the attack?
In October 2019, she was attacked by her ex-boyfriend, causing serious injuries that put her life at risk.
As a result, his body was almost completely paralyzed from the chest up. downwards; you can move your arms and hands slightly. Also lost his left eyebesides, does not sweat or can regulate body temperature appropriately.
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