The family of a young yoga enthusiast say they are heartbroken after she was left paralysed following a horrific accident.
Abby Weiss, 32, is unable to live on her own after falling and injuring her spinal cord while attempting an ambitious acroyoga move in San Diego.
Her loved ones said Weiss was a fitness fanatic who loved acroyoga, a combination of yoga and acrobatics, as pictures often show her performing handstands on people’s heads with ease.
But her accident means the 32-year-old will need round-the-clock care for the rest of her life, which her father says is devastating given her love of the outdoors.
“The other day she said she feels like she’s in a straitjacket. She can’t move. We have to do everything we can for her,” he said. Wisteria Television.
Weiss’ loved ones said her injury is devastating as she is a fitness enthusiast and passionate about acroyoga, a combination of yoga and acrobatics.
Abby Weiss, 32, was left paralyzed from the neck down after injuring her spine while performing an acroyoga maneuver.
Weiss’ life-changing injury occurred two months ago, leaving her almost completely unable to move as she was paralyzed from the neck down.
Before her accident, Weiss was a pediatric speech therapist and business owner, according to a GoFundMe created to help your family deal with the rising costs of health care.
The fundraiser adds that in addition to her love of acroyoga, Weiss is also passionate about Zouk dancing, hiking, yoga, learning Spanish and traveling the world.
Her family said she moved from Chicago to San Diego eight years ago to live by the ocean and “never looked back,” while her tearful aunt said she enjoyed “wonderful years” on the West Coast.
“San Diego community, thank you for giving him the wonderful years he had here,” said his aunt Judy Washer.
Weiss’ family said that in addition to her love of acroyoga, she was also passionate about Zouk dancing, hiking, yoga, learning Spanish and traveling the world before her injury.
Weiss’s father said that if he had known the dangerous moves she was making, “I would have told her not to do it… but I don’t think she would have listened.”
Washer spoke as she and Weiss’ loved ones packed up their San Diego apartment, which she will no longer be able to live in as Weiss has now begun her recovery at her home in Chicago.
“It’s horrible to have to pack up your stuff. It’s horrible and it didn’t have to be this way,” Washer added.
Weiss’ father said he didn’t know what acroyoga was before his daughter’s accident, and said that if “I had known the type of maneuvers she was doing, I would have told her not to do it.”
“But I don’t think she would have heard me,” he added.
Weiss is now receiving treatment at a medical center in Chicago, where his parents live.
Weiss’ family said she is showing small signs of improvement, such as breathing on her own again, but doctors are offering no guarantees of recovery.
His family said there is a small hope that once his swelling goes down he might regain some movement, but doctors offer no guarantee he will ever recover.
In the most recent update to her GoFundMe on July 27, Weiss’ friend Renee Smith said she showed positive signs after “a therapist capped her trach tube, allowing her to breathe using her own upper airway, inhaling and exhaling through her nose.”
“Abby breathed on her own for a whole hour,” the fundraiser added. “Even though it seems like a small thing, it’s a step forward and we have to celebrate it.”
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