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>> WELCOME BACK TO THE 

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INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY 

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MUSEUM YOU KNOW THERE'S ONE 

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NAME IN MOTOR SPORTS THAT HAS 

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BECOME SYNONYMOUS WITH 

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HEARTBREAK AND HOPE SAM 

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SMITH'S LIFE CHANGE 25 YEARS 

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AGO WHEN HE WAS INVOLVED IN A 

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RACING ACCIDENT IN FLORIDA 

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THAT LEFT HIM A QUADRIPLEGIC 

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SINCE THEN SAM HAS LED THE 

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CHARGE TO HELP OTHERS IN HIS 

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CONDITION THIS WAS OF HEALTH 

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REPORTER KYLEIGH THE LENA HAS 

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THAT STORY THANKS GARY THE 

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DRIVEN NO RECOVERY CENTER 

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OPENED HERE IN INDY 7 MONTHS 

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AGO AND THEY'RE STILL SO MUCH 

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MORE THEY WANT TO DO 

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>> LIKE TURN THIS SPACE INTO 

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AN ADAPTIVE SPORTS ARENA SO 

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THEY CAN KEEP CHANGING EVEN 

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MORE LIVES 

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>> LIKE SO MANY OF THE CLIENTS 

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AT THE DRIVEN NARROW RECOVERY 

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CENTER POWERED BY NIRO HOPE 

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REBECCA THOMAS'S LIFE HAS BEEN 

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TOUCHED BY TRAGEDY THAT'S WHY 

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THIS PLACE DEFINITELY YOU 

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SAVED REBECCA IS ACCIDENT 

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HAPPENED ON A FAMILY VACATION 

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IN FLORIDA I WAS OPENING THE 

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WINDOW IN THE MIDDLE OF THE 

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NIGHT 

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>> JUST TO GET SOME FRESH AIR 

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AND IT'S HOT WAS LIKE TOO 

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CLOSE TO THE WINDOW THE WINDOW 

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KIND OF STOCK IT 

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>> WISH ME OUT REBECCA FELLOWS 

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17 FEET IN LATE ON THE GROUND 

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FOR HOURS BEFORE HER FAMILY 

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FOUND HER IN THE MORNING THE 

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ACCIDENT LEFT HER WITHOUT 

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FEELING FROM THE WAIST DOWN MY 

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LIFE WAS DEFINITELY 

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>> CHANGE THAT NEVER BEEN THE 

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BIGGEST CHALLENGE LEARNING TO 

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BE A MOM OF 4 IN A WHEELCHAIR 

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IT'S BEEN HARD 

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>> SO A LOT OF DAYS I FEEL 

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LIKE I'VE THEY LEAN IT YOU 

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KNOW I'M DOING IT SO AND THAT 

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I KEEP DOING IT IT'S BECAUSE I 

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DO HOPE THAT THEY SEE ME 

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WORKING MY OFF IT'S TAKING 

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STEPS 

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>> IN TIMES SMALL STEPS A 

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SMALL STEPS 

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>> AND THIS IS HER 

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BATTLEGROUND NOW OPEN FOR 7 

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MONTHS AND SERVING SOME 200 

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CLIENTS SAM SMITH'S VISION IS 

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COMING TO LIFE THE MONTH OF 

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MAY IS A BIT IS A IT'S A BIG 

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MONTH FOR US AND THIS MAY THE 

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BIGGEST YET 25 YEARS AGO THE 

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DREAM WAS TRAGIC SAM SMITH'S 

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FOUNDATION CONQUER PARALYSIS 

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NOW IS CELEBRATING ITS 25TH 

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ANNIVERSARY THE NON-PROFIT 

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SUPPORTS THE FIRST DRIVEN 

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CENTER IN VEGAS RESEARCH AND 

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THE NEW DRIVEN CENTER IN 

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CARMEL CELEBRATE WITH US SAM 

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SMITH'S ANNUAL GALA WILL RAISE 

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FUNDS FOR THE CENTER'S NEXT 

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BIG GOAL TURNING THIS SPACE 

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INTO AN ADAPTIVE SPORTS ARENA 

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YOU KNOW WARMS MY HEART THAT 

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EVEN 25 YEARS AFTER THE 

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ACCIDENT 

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>> THE RACING COMMUNITY STILL 

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IT COMES OUT FOR THIS 

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SITUATION WE WOULD NOT BE 

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WHERE WE ARE WITHOUT SPONSORS 

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>> WE'RE REALLY DELVING INTO 

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PARTNERSHIPS RIGHT WE WANT 

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SOMEBODY WHO'S GOING TO WALK 

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ALONGSIDE US AND THE RETURN ON 

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INVESTMENT IS THAT PEOPLE'S 

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LIVES ARE ACTUALLY CHANGING 

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SQUEEZE YOUR GLUTES FOCUSED ON 

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THE FAST PACED DEMANDS OF 

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BEING A MOM REBECCA HAD COME 

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TO ACCEPT LIFE IN A WHEELCHAIR 

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THERE WASN'T A LOT OF HOPE 

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WHEN I WAS IN THE HOSPITAL AND 

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THEY JUST YOU WILL NOT WALK 

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AGAIN SO BALANCES MY HARDEST 

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THING THAT I STRUGGLE CAN I DO 

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IT I CAN DO IT TOO I'M GOING 

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TO DO SHE'S GOT YOU I THE NEW 

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CENTER HAS INSPIRED REBECCA TO 

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FIGHT HARDER THAN EVER I 

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STARTED GETTING STRONGER I 

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STARTED 

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>> GAINING WEIGHT I STARTED 

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FOR THE FIRST TIME HAVING KIND 

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IS THE MOST POLLS NOW 5 YEARS 

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AFTER HER ACCIDENT SHE'S 

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TAKING THE BOLDEST STEPS OF 

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HER LIFE I CAN STAND UP ON MY 

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OWN I'M TAKING A BOW 15 STEPS 

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I BELIEVE I WANT UNDERSTAND IS 

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MICHAEL AND IF IT TAKES ME 

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ANOTHER 5 YEARS ON THE YEAR 

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SAM SCHMIDT RACING TO RECOVERY 

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GALA IS A MARQUEE EVENT IN MAY 

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AND INDIANAPOLIS AND IT'S JUST 

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DAYS AWAY 

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>> THEIR GOAL THIS YEAR IS 

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2 MILLION DOLLARS GARY BACK TO 

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YOU 

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>> ALL RIGHT KAI LEIGH THANK 

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YOU CERTAINLY SAM SCHMIDT WORK 

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TO EMPOWER PEOPLE WITH SPINAL