Champion's mindset: “One day we were playing volleyball, and the next day, I couldn't feel my legs”- How volleyball player Sydney Fowler overcame a life-changing spinal infection

Sydney Fowler ’s life changed in just a few days. The healthy South Carolina teenager went from playing volleyball and doing CrossFit to losing movement below her chest after a rare staph infection reached her spine in December 2018. Doctors first struggled to find the cause, calling it a “medical mystery.” After two emergency surgeries, months of treatment, and long rehabilitation , Fowler chose to focus on recovery instead of giving up, according to PEOPLE and FOX 5 Atlanta.