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OGDEN -- Miss Bonnie is giving back to others, even in her own time of need.
On November 17, 2005, when she was a senior in high school, Bonnie Winward was in a car accident that left her in a coma for two and a half weeks. She now lives with traumatic brain injuries, struggling with both long- and short-term memory lapses. She has also developed epilepsy.
"I had to relearn how to use my whole left side. I had to learn how to walk, talk, smile, everything," she said.
Now Bonnie spends her time in the service of others, teaching dance for a special needs performing group called PALS.
"I come help these guys every Monday. I love all of you guys," she said of her dancers.
"If anyone's having a bad day, she can get them out of it," PALS director Noelle Shaw said.
Her mother, Kim Irvine, said, "The amazing thing about Bonnie is that even though she deals with so much each day, she is always positive and always smiling. Bonnie has found that helping others keeps her mind off of her own troubles so she is constantly looking for ways to serve."
