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VIDEO: Paralyzed graduate defies the odds
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  • May 11, 2026

Paralyzed graduate defies the odds

After being hit by a truck while riding an e-scooter and was paralyzed from the chest down, Jaiden Picot was determined to keep pursing his college dreams and walked across the graduation stage.

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