It hurt really bad. It was like a lot of pressure, burning. I kept on saying, 'Stop touching it.' It felt like people were squeezing on it.

We didn't know there was anything being built until today.

Most cheerleaders have knee problems. I had just gotten back from the doctor about two weeks before this happened with a bruised meniscus and tendonitis in my patella. A lot of the girls on the squad have irregular cartilage and torn ligaments.

The bodies were in such bad shape they said there was no other way.

He said I'm so proud of my daughter, and I love you and dad so much. That was the last conversation I had. I didn't get to hold him in my arms before he left. It just hurts.

My ankle was going toward the left and my foot was going toward the right. I was shaking, and they kept covering my eyes.