Hill: They said she’d never touch her toes again. Now she’s a yoga teacher.
Emily Hamilton had eight screws and two rods inserted during spinal surgery. She’s now an instructor at Sana Yoga. (From top to bottom: Courtesy Emily Hamilton; Courtesy Bethany Reid)
Emily Hamilton sat with her hands glued to the steering wheel in a state of shock.
The 23-year-old Memphian had just been involved in a terrifying car accident on Interstate 40 while driving to work at the Kellanova manufacturing facility in Jackson, Tennessee, on the morning of Nov. 15, 2023.
Her Buick Envision was destroyed. Everything around her turned gray.
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Drew Hill
Drew Hill covers the Memphis Grizzlies and is a top-10 APSE winner. He has worked throughout the South writing about college athletics before landing in Memphis.
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