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Swimmer tells story of recovery from bus accident

Published 06/08/08
Colleen Dugan — The Capital
Haley Scott DeMaria, a former swimmer at Notre Dame, puts on her old back brace. The 34-year-old Annapolis resident survived a terrible bus crash as a college freshman and has written a book about her experiences. She survived six surgeries and an initial diagnosis of paralysis.
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Haley Scott DeMaria just couldn't do it.

She couldn't put her son on the bus for a school field trip last fall. Instead, she drove her 6-year-old to the National Aquarium in Baltimore herself.

As much she's recovered from a harrowing bus crash when she was a college freshman, there are still some obstacles she's yet to overcome.

"I was more disappointed for him," she said recently. "I don't know if I was disappointed in myself. I feel like I'd given myself every opportunity to deal with it. One of the lessons I learned is that you don't get over it. You learn to live with...

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