At 17, Lexi Layton was a varsity athlete and CrossFit competitor at Glenpool High School.

Today, she’s a traumatic brain injury survivor who’s spent nearly 100 days in the hospital and countless hours since rebuilding a life she almost lost.

"I went through the grieving process for the girl I once was, and for the friends I once had, and all of the resentment," Lexi said.

In the summer of 2020, Lexi was a passenger in a side-by-side UTV that was struck by a vehicle. Her father and brother pulled her unresponsive body from the wreckage. Her mother performed CPR before she was airlifted to a hospital.

Lexi’s injuries were extensive: broken bones, internal trauma, and a severe brain injury. She nearly died from sepsis during her hospital stay.

Still, Lexi made a promise to herself and he

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