‘Push Girls’ Wheel Chairs Through Life And Love

June 13, 2012

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At 15, Mia Schaikewitz was a star on her high school swim team, when a blood vessel ruptured in her spine and left her paralyzed from the waist down. In 1992, Auti Angel was a professional hip hop dancer when the impact of a car crash severed her spinal cord and left her a paraplegic.

Schaikewitz and Angel are two of four friends featured on the new Sundance Channel reality show Push Girls, which hopes to defy the stereotypes of women in wheelchairs.

NPR’s Neal Conan talks with Schaikewitz and Angel about the show and how they’ve reinvented their lives since their injuries.

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Rick Ross21

Hi im Weylin Rose 35years old. I love what you are showing people.Im also in a wheelchair so I can relate keep up the good work all of you are awseome. My home number is 281-265-6770. email rick.ross21@aol.com
Belicosa

Hey Ladies,
I wrote about your show on my blog
http://belicosa.com.br/push-girls-beldades-em-cadeiras-invisiveis/

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