We here at News 8 would like to give a shout out to Jared Grier from North Granby!
He became a quadriplegic when he suffered a spinal cord injury after his freshman year at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
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Now, after multiple surgeries, he earned his diploma on Saturday.
Congrats, Jared!
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