Doctors puzzled after Clay County teen loses feeling in her feet

ORANGE PARK, Fla. — Doctors are puzzled after a high school cheerleader mysteriously lost feeling in her feet.

And now, wheelchair-bound, she’s determined to get back to doing what she loves.

On any given day, you can find Josie Warner on the field tumbling her heart out.

“I really love it, I love the people, I love my cheer coach,” Josie said.

It was a normal day before cheer practice when out of nowhere Josie’s legs went numb; her feet completely lost feeling.

“It’s hard because I’m 16 and I didn’t really expect it to happen like that,” she said.

Cheer, Josie says, is such a big part of her life.

“I miss the Friday night lights, the football games,” she said.

But a local nonprofit organization, Clay County Change Makers, is working to help kids like Josie facing physical challenges.

“Even though we didn’t come from the same place because I was born with my different ability, it’s just nice to find some common ground with somebody,” Lauren Eakin said.

Despite facing adversity, Josie is holding out on hope; doing what she does best -- staying cheerful.

“You go from your everyday active life to this to being in a wheelchair, like you don’t really expect it and you don’t see it coming,” Josie said.

“I’m gonna be okay with whatever the outcome is. I just think if God put me through it he’ll get me through it.”

Josie has surgery on Tuesday -- doctors will ablate veins in her legs in hopes of giving her feeling back in her feet.

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