Quadraplegic Jina Yi was presented with a new motorized wheelchair after Tampa Tribune readers donated $24,000. The Tribune spent a day with Jina at her school, Grady Elementary, and at Vencor Hospital, where she lives and receives therapy.
Photographs by
Cliff McBride
Kids play at a counter behind Jina at school.
Jina receives therapy at Vencor Hospital.
Jina is part of classes at Grady Elementary School.
Jina gets a little help from a classmate at school.
Jina is all smiles from her old motorized wheelchair.
Jina sits in her old wheelchair in her room.