Source: CTV News, June 5, 2018
As Alex McEwan took his first few steps across the stage at his high school graduation, the crowd immediately leapt to their feet to applaud him in a standing ovation.
While there’s nothing unusual about a student walking across the stage to receive a diploma, in this particular case, the walk itself was an accomplishment worth celebrating.
The 17-year-old graduate from Bowness High School in Calgary has been paralyzed from the chest down after a tobogganing accident nearly three years ago.
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