The story of a Charles City teenager whose world was turned upside down just a month before her college track career began is a story of perseverance. Wartburg College. She was getting ready to hit the pitch and throw the discus for the college track and field team. In fact, they told her family to start preparing for the worst. But they kept the faith. She is currently recuperating in Ankeny, working with the occupational therapists at On With Life. Every day, they work to improve her balance, head control, hand and arm movements, and communication skills. But it was her team of doctors who found themselves inspired by her desire for progress. “If you watch her story from beginning to end, you know. As she grew up and went through sports and played at an elite level, it’s easy to look back on her story. now and feel sad about it. But I think she’s really been through a lot. It’s really a story of hope,” said occupational therapist Samantha Williams. A family friend has set up a Facebook page and a Go Fund Me page – Carly’s Fight – for people who want to follow her rehabilitation journey. Arly’s mother said friends and family have donated more than $30,000.
The story of a Charles City teenager whose world turned upside down just a month before her college track career began is a story of perseverance.
Carly Stevenson was brought to the hospital with a blood clot a month before her first day of class at Wartburg College. She’s getting ready to hit the pitch and throw the discus for the college track and field team.
The doctors thought it was a disaster. In fact, they told her family to start preparing for the worst.
But they kept the faith. She is currently recuperating in Ankeny, working with the occupational therapists at On With Life.
Every day, they work to improve their balance, head control, hand and arm movements, and communication skills.
But it was her team of doctors who found themselves inspired by her desire for progress.
“If you watch her story from beginning to end, you’ll know. As she grew up and experienced sports and played at an elite level, it’s easy to look back on her story. now and feel sad about it. But I think she’s really been through a lot. It’s really a story of hope,” said occupational therapist Samantha Williams.
Her mother says she still has a spot on Wartburg’s team and her coaches and teammates still keep in touch with her.
A family friend started a Facebook page and the Go Fund Me page – Carly’s Fight – for those who want to follow her journey through rehabilitation.
Carly’s mother said friends and family have donated more than $30,000.
