{"id":400803,"date":"2024-06-07T14:25:21","date_gmt":"2024-06-07T14:25:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=400803"},"modified":"2024-06-07T15:03:54","modified_gmt":"2024-06-07T15:03:54","slug":"florida-softball-star-madison-schemitz-walks-at-graduation-year-after-knife-attack-left-her-paralyzed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=400803","title":{"rendered":"Florida softball star Madison Schemitz walks at graduation year after knife attack left her paralyzed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Florida softball player Madison <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Schemitz<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> shared her remarkable recovery from a knife attack last year that left her paralyzed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Schemitz, who was allegedly stabbed 15 times by an ex-boyfriend while leaving a restaurant with her mother on June 3, 2023, <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">walked across the stage on June 1, 2024 to receive her diploma at graduation from Ponta Vedra High School (Fla.).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cOne whole year! I wish I had the right words to describe this last year,\u201d <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/madisonschemitz\/?hl=en&amp;img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">the teen wrote on Instagram.<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> \u201cThrough all the sleepless nights, secret tears, and the never-ending struggle, the last year has been far from easy <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">but<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> my heart is so full.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The powerful moment was captured on a video, which she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C7IJMAcLsNs\/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet\">shared on Instagram<\/a> as well, along with a few celebratory pictures.<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Schemitz<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> also said, \u201cA respiratory therapist shared this <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">very<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> quote with me. <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">He reminded me that when you\u2019re going through hell<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, nobody ever wants to stay there<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> So, keep going. Every day, this quote has served as a reminder to persevere, even in the face of adversity <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">and<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> to push through it with the belief that there is an end to the struggle.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">A day before, she thanked those who had been there and helped her through the recovery process.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cWhen I was at my lowest you, all were there,\u201d <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Schemitz<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">who was<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> an infielder and captain of the softball team, told hospital staff and first responders a week ago Thursday. \u201cProviding comfort and support and expertise that ultimately saved my life. Your dedication, professionalism, and unwavering commitment to your work are <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">nothing short of<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> remarkable.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Madison Schemitz walked across the stage to receiver a high school diploma a year after a horrific stabbing<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":286601,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/400803"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=400803"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/400803\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":400804,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/400803\/revisions\/400804"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/286601"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=400803"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=400803"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=400803"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}