Injury, a u- t-c student triumphs over tragedy and makes it to graduation.

News 12's robyn estabrook shares her story.

It's relatively quiet on utc's campus as students get ready for graduation.

Hannah boulware is one of those seniors.

"because the brain injury was so intense, they thought i wouldn't even be able to graduate high school."

When she was a junior at chattanooga high school center for creative arts she had a seizure and fell down these stairs.

She was in a coma for two weeks.

Hannah boulware/ utc student "i didn't think, oh i am in the emergency room.

I thought it was all a joke.

It turned out to be more serious than i thought and i wasn't eating.

I didn't know how to eat.

I had to relearn how to eat.

I had to relearn how to do everything."

After getting out of the hospital, she went to a rehabilitation center for three months.

At first she was told she could not go back to high school, but she did and graduated.

"my main goal was to go to prom, which sounds really shallow, but i made sure i got that goal."

After utc, she'll next head to kent state for grad school, where she'll major in rehabilitation counseling.

"so i had a lot of cheerleaders while i was at shepherd center in getting my rehab and i want to be a cheerleader for people who have disabilities like that."

For people going through a similar situation that she overcame, boulware says keep trying and never give up.

"your biggest support system will always help you and they will help you achieve your greatness."

In chattanooga, robyn estabrook, news 12 now.

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