Stepping up

She rolls her wheelchair into the corner of the room, head hung low, hair covering her face. She takes a deep breath and exhales slowly.

Her mother reaches out and pats her shoulders. "It's OK, baby," she whispers, crying softly. She gives her daughter's hand a gentle squeeze.

Around her, a crowd watches a documentary that ends with a message from a paramedic: "In the blink of an eye, everything can change."