SHAKER HEIGHTS, Ohio — After a life-altering tragedy, a Shaker High School senior, catapulting cheer captain and cultural dance trouper begins a long road to recovery, hoping to pick up where she left off.
For Amani Smith-McDaniel, 17, the first order of business is getting out of the hospital, where she’s been since mid-June — some of that time on life support.
The loss of her left leg due to complications from surgery last month has the Shaker community rallying around Amani…