A former cheerleader is warning parents of the hidden dangers of the sport after one failed backflip almost killed her, leaving her paralyzed from the neck down.Laura Jackson, 33, from Northville, in , was trying out for her school's cheerleading team at age 14 when she attempted a back tuck and landed on her head, instantly breaking her neck and being starved of oxygen. Nearly two decades later, she still relies on 24-hour ventilation and a neck brace to keep her alive after the 'devastating' split-second fall that left her quadriplegic in 2003.
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