Ever Since This 19-Year-Old Was Struck By A Drunk Driver And Underwent A Double Amputation Two Years Ago, She Has Continued To Wow The World With Her Positivity
On July 30, 2020, nineteen-year-old Sarah Frei visited Bear Lake in Utah with three of her closest friends. But what started out as a fun trip quickly ended in disaster.
While driving home from the lake, the friend group was tragically struck head-on by a drunk driver. And Sarah, who was just seventeen at the time of the accident, sustained the most severe injuries.
She was life-flighted to Primary Children’s Hospital, where doctors discovered she had suffered injuries to her spine, paralysis below her waist, lost thirty percent of her intestines, sustained a broken ankle, and facial wounds.
So, Sarah ultimately spent three months in the hospital, undergoing twenty surgeries, and eventually had to have both of her legs amputated.
Before the accident, she was a dedicated tri-athlete who loved being a part of her high school’s swim, cheerleading, and golf teams. But even though Sarah did not have her legs anymore, she refused to let go of her passions.
After she was released from the hospital just three months after the tragic crash, Sarah was back cheering alongside her team in a wheelchair for the rest of their season. And prior to joining them on the field, Sarah even choreographed a new cheer routine while recovering in her hospital bed.
“Relearning how to do everything that used to be so normal was pretty difficult. That was probably the hardest time of it all,” she said in an interview with ABC4.
Still, Sarah pushed through and has not let her accident define her life. She has since started her sophomore year at Utah State University, traveled to Europe, ridden motorcycles, gone wakeboarding, and even skydiving.
Instagram; pictured above is Sarah
And throughout all of these adventures, Sarah has kept her friends, family, and the greater community updated on her Instagram account @Strong.Like.Sarah.
When Sarah’s family first created this Instagram following her accident back in 2020, the account was meant to document her road to recovery. Yet in every photo, no matter how challenging a time Sarah was going through, her smile was beaming and contagious. Now, she has since cultivated a following of over eighty-five thousand people who she inspires with her positivity every single day.
Back in April, Sarah detailed how during one of her college classes, she was asked, “If you could tell your past something, what would you tell them?”
“At first, I thought I would tell myself to use my legs as much as possible because I will miss them someday,” she revealed in an Instagram post.
“But then I realized I don’t think I would have changed a thing. I experienced so much when I had legs. And I did make the most of it. I accomplished so many things, and I don’t think there is anything that I would have changed about my life,” Sarah continued. “I am thankful for the years that I did have legs and everything they did for me. So, if I had to tell myself something, I would say, ‘Sarah, keep doing exactly what you’re doing. You’re doing great.'”
This sheer honesty and optimism are what Sarah’s mindset is all about. Even in the face of adversity, she makes sure to remind all of her followers to remain positive, thankful, and kind.
“Life can change in the blink of an eye, and you never know when it will,” she once wrote.
To keep up with Sarah as she navigates life and embarks on new adventures now two years after her accident, you can visit her Instagram account here.
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