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Elizabeth's Journey: Ms. Wheelchair America (Added: December 31, 2011)
Follow Elizabeth Taylor Lentz as she participates in the 2011 Ms. Wheelchair America pageant.(more)
Elizabeth's Journey Part One: 'How far she has come'
The red evening gown was strapless, short and satin. Elizabeth Taylor Lentz pulled it on, over her legs, over her waist. Her mother, Pat Taylor, helped her zip up the back. Elizabeth's white-blond hair was pinned up, her lips painted red.
Elizabeth's Journey Part Two: The hospital's 'worst patient'
The air smelled vaguely of plastic and anti-bacterial cleaners when Elizabeth Taylor Lentz blinked her eyes open into a dark room. She turned her head to the left and saw her mother, Pat Taylor, sleeping in a chair. She moved her eyes and found her husband, David Lentz, sleeping on a bench.
Elizabeth's Journey, Part Three: A 7-year-old girl brings the inspiration to work on recovery
Several weeks had passed since Elizabeth Taylor Lentz's motorcycle accident, but so far, she had made little progress in recovering.
Elizabeth's Journey Part Four: 'You just moved your toes'
After Elizabeth Taylor Lentz's motorcycle accident, her doctors told her she would not likely walk again. Riding a horse — Elizabeth's lifelong passion — was all but out of the question.
Elizabeth's Journey Part Five: Learning to drive, finding a new home
Once Elizabeth Taylor Lentz gets her mind set that something can happen, she's hard to stop. She'd wiggled her toes, even though her doctors told her she might never walk again.
Elizabeth's Journey Part Six: 'Everything kept getting in my way'
Elizabeth's Journey: Wheelchair obstacles, thoughtless people create frustrations
Elizabeth's Journey Part Seven: Time to get back in the saddle and ride again
Elizabeth Taylor Lentz sat in her hot-pink wheelchair, holding a black riding helmet in her hands. She wore tan riding pants tucked into shiny black riding boots. The air smelled of hay, dirt and manure. To Elizabeth, who had not been on a horse in more than three years, it smelled a little bit like heaven.
Elizabeth's Journey, Part Eight: Shared bond and goal
Elizabeth Taylor Lentz was surrounded by women in wheelchairs.
Elizabeth's Journey, Part Nine: Putting her determination to work on improving wheelchair accessibility
On a recent weeknight, Elizabeth Taylor Lentz sat in the kitchen of the small home she shares with her daughter, 10-year-old Ivy, and flipped through Ivy's science homework.
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