Groom Paralyzed Playing Football Walks Down The Aisle: ‘The Accident Brought Me To Her’
Just before sunset at the Abacoa Golf Club in Jupiter, Fla., on April 21, Chris Norton and Emily Summers exchanged their wedding vows and nearly identical white gold rings. Almost 200 guests watched tearfully as they then prepared to take the 7-yard walk down the aisle as a married couple.
They took in the moment as every bride and groom does, but for them it was extra special because it’s something Norton thought would always just be a mere fantasy. For the past seven years, 26-year-old Norton has been confined to a wheelchair after a football accident left him paralyzed from the neck down.
As Summers leaned down, she wrapped her arms around her husband and used all of her strength to pick up him out of his wheelchair. Together, the newlyweds slowly made their way 7-yards down the aisle — a goal they had been working towards for years.
“We want to be an example that life can be remarkable,” says Chris Norton. “I’m so blessed and happy with where I am.”
