It makes me really enjoy being a journalist when I get the opportunity to work on a story that makes readers aware of unfair situations. Shayna is 16 years old. She has Cerebral Palsy and in August went through an eight and half hour surgery to straighten her spine. Soon after, the family started a process to get her a wheelchair through Medicaid that would better support her new back. After nine months the family still had not received the chair.
I had the opportunity to spend some time with the family, and I would have never guessed Shayna was not a normal 16-year-old girl. The family was full of spirit and full of laughs. It was great to see that.
The story made a cool front page package.
Check out the full story here.
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