'You're still going to be you': Shaker Heights teen stands with dance team months after losing leg скачать в хорошем качестве

'You're still going to be you': Shaker Heights teen stands with dance team months after losing leg

On a Friday night under the lights at Shaker Heights High School, 17-year-old Amani Smith-McDaniel stood up with her dance team and finished her performance on one leg. Her mother, Nicole McDaniel, watched from the stands — tears streaming down her face. "I looked over and I saw my mom start crying," Amani recalled. "I was like, yeah, I did it." For most people, standing up might not seem remarkable. But for Amani, who lost her left leg just months ago in a life-threatening medical emergency, this moment represented something far greater than a dance performance. A fight for survival It all started in June at cheerleading camp. What seemed like routine stomach pain quickly spiraled into a medical crisis that would change Amani's life forever. A ruptured ovarian cyst led to sepsis — a life-threatening infection spreading through her body. During emergency surgery, complications cut off blood flow to her left leg for hours. Doctors delivered devastating news to Nicole and Arthur McDaniel: to save their daughter's life, they would need to amputate her leg. "Before she went back to get put on life support, we were both in her ear like, it's not your time. You have to fight. Amani, you have to fight now," Nicole said. The odds were stacked against her. But her parents never lost faith. READ MORE: https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/com... At 3News, we’re here to share the stories that you say matter most to you. Share your ideas, thoughts, concerns and engage in conversations about the communities in which we all call home. Follow 3News on Social:   / wkyc.channel3   Twitter:   / wkyc   Instagram:   / wkyc3   Visit our site: https://www.wkyc.com/ And be sure to download our app here: https://wkyc.com/app