Paralyzed woman from Greer stuck in Italy after having a stroke [Video]

AND HAS BEEN IN A WHEELCHAIR FOR MOST OF HER LIFE, TOOK A TRIP ON HER OWN THIS YEAR TO ITALY WHILE SHE WAS THERE, SHE SUFFERED A STROKE. NOW HER FAMILY NEEDS HELP GETTING HER BACK TO THE U.S. OUR TANIQUA PENNIX HAS THE STORY AND IT’S ALL NEW. AT SIX. TONY BRADLEY SAYS HIS GRANDDAUGHTER, GRACE BRADLEY, HAD BEEN PLANNING AND SAVING UP MONEY FOR HER TRIP TO ITALY FOR YEARS. WE TRIED OUR HARDEST TO TALK HER OUT OF GOING AND, UM, BUT AT THE SAME TIME WE DON’T WANT TO HOLD HER BACK EITHER, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE THAT WOULDN’T BE HEALTHY. SHE JUST WANTS TO BE, UM, INDEPENDENT, YOU KNOW, LIKE ANYBODY ELSE. GRACE WAS BORN WITH DOWN SYNDROME AND BECAME PARALYZED AND WHEELCHAIR BOUND AT 13 YEARS OLD. BUT HER GRANDFATHER SAYS OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS, SHE’S BEEN DOING MORE ON HER OWN. SHE …