What a legend! Paralysed Bride stuns guests, walks Down the Aisle

The happy couple

 Six years after being paralysed from the hips down in a car accident, Gina Giaffoglione, 27, was able to fulfill her dream of walking down the aisle.  Since her accident, Gina has had to use a wheelchair to move around each day but she stunned guests on her wedding day.

How? Months of physical therapy and bucket loads of determination and spirit. What a legend.

After her fiance John Springhower proposed in 2012, 27 year old Gina set her mind on a seemingly impossible goal…walking down the aisle.



Her fiance, her dad Gary and close family knew about the plan but all the other guests were in for a major surprise

"I told her, 'Whether we roll down that aisle or whether we walk down that aisle, we're going to do this.' It's been her dream. Obviously it's a dad's dream of having the honour of walking your daughter down the aisle," her dad Gary Giaffoglione told KETV.

It took months of training at a rehabilitation centre to teach her body to stand tall again. It took months more for her to learn to walk using a custom-designed brace.
Giaffoglione remains positive and focused despite being in a constant state of discomfort: "My legs feel like when your foot wakes up from being asleep. It feels like that 24/7."

Gina went through months of physical therapy at CHI Health Rehabilitation Center at Immanuel Hospital to make this wish come true, and managed to keep her progress a secret the entire time.
After a year and a half, Gina learned to straighten her body and walk with a brace and crutch. Prosthetics specialists with the Hanger Clinic then redesigned the bride’s bulky leg brace, so she could covertly hide it under her wedding gown.

On their wedding day, tears flowed as everyone watched the bride walk down the aisle hand-in-hand with her dad and then say her vows to her husband, standing up.
 You can watch the inspiring video HERE