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Four-Year-Old Paralyzed After COVID-Linked Virus and Accident

10/1/2025

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Carter Grover, four, is paralyzed from the neck down after a virus linked to COVID-19; his mother Katherine reports walking.
On September 22, Carter and his grandmother, Laurie Peterson, were in a car accident caused by Peterson's stroke while driving.
Carter sustained spinal cord injuries, leaving him paralyzed and unable to breathe independently; the family remains hopeful despite prognosis.

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Carter Grover, four, is paralyzed from the neck down after a virus linked to COVID-19; his mother Katherine reports walking.
On September 22, Carter and his grandmother, Laurie Peterson, were in a car accident caused by Peterson's stroke while driving.
Carter sustained spinal cord injuries, leaving him paralyzed and unable to breathe independently; the family remains hopeful despite prognosis.