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ABC News – Today is Celebration: Katanning teenager hits the road
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Fifteen-year-old West Australian teenager Shanniah Barker lives life in the fast lane.
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Shanniah was born with spina bifida. Her mother and father, Angela and David, have ridden motorbikes for years. After a rigorous project of modifying a sidecar for Shanniah, they embarked on their first family ride, from Katanning to Wagin in Western Australia’s Great Southern.
“It?s not like I am trapped at home, because I’ve felt trapped before and I couldn’t get out of?hospital.”
– Shanniah Barker
I love motorbikes. It makes me smile. My cheeks hurt … I can?t wipe the smile off my?face.
– Shanniah Barker
We had the motorcycle approved. Now we?re allowed to ride it whenever we want and ride as a?family.
– David Barker (L), with Shanniah, brother Isaac (C) and mother Angela (R)
Katanning teenager Shanniah Barker, who has spina bifida, puts on a jacket with the help of her father David in preparation for a motorbike ride in WA’s Great Southern. 24 March 2016 (ABC News: Eliza Laschon)
Dad really wanted to ride with me before I got sick. When I got sick he couldn’t ride with me, so he was stressed?out.
– Shanniah Barker
It?s a celebration for getting out of?hospital.
– Shanniah Barker
We had to wait a couple of weeks after the surgery so she could wear a helmet. So today was the day. Today is a?celebration.
– David Barker
It?s just the freedom of being out and not stuck at home. We all ride [five Barker children, including Isaac, pictured?centre].
– Angela Barker
It?s like a dream come?true.
– Shanniah Barker
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