""It was just a normal day," said Johnson, recalling the day of the crash. "We were about 20 minutes away from our destination and I said to my friend I was going to take a nap. "I woke up, feeling the car was going at a fast speed. I remember seeing big stones, big rocks right in front of us. I remember screaming. "The last thing I remember is the driver turning the wheel all the way to the left.""
""I am sad to leave, and that I can't do that anymore, but it was the best time," she said. "It is hard for me. I know there are so many people in wheelchairs who live a good life, but I was active, I love to dance. "I just want to walk again. I know the doctor says no, but my dream is to walk again someday.""
Chenai Johnson, 23, from Haringey, had been living and working in Hurghada for 18 months. On 17 January, during a day off, an Uber journey to El Gouna ended in a serious collision. Her spine was broken and her spinal cord severed, and spinal fusion surgery was performed. Paralysed below the waist, she has no movement or feeling in that area and has been told she will never walk again. She had led an active life working at a hotel and loved to dance. Her travel insurance had lapsed after initial backpackers coverage, and she urges others to have appropriate insurance.
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