Seriously, this kid is incredible

One of the most fun things I've been able to do lately is meet this girl:


For months, Chelsee Caskey, 18, went to school in a wheelchair, smiling as if nothing had happened. But most days, she went home and cried until she fell asleep.

Ten months ago, Caskey was running in the Portland to Coast High School Challenge relay just south of Scappoose when a driver, high on meth, hit her from behind.

She spent more than a month in hospitals. She spent even longer trying to ease back into her old life.

Wednesday night, she graduated from Lincoln High School. After a year that changed everything, she was simply happy.

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