The 24-year-old Texan fashion blogger suffered a horrific accident that robbed her of left arm and eye, and changed her life in an instant one year ago

As the editor and founder of lifestyle website Lolo.com, said has said that she wants to use her experiences to tell young girls 'that our appearance is not what defines us.'
Appearing on E!Online, Katie Couric's show Katie and the Today Show recently to promote her new book, Still Lolo: A Spinning Propeller, a Horrific Accident, and a Family's Journey of Hope, she also credits her faith with restoring her body and mind.
She told E! 'that god has a different plan and often times it is shocking and unexpected.'
Reliving the moment: Lauren Scruggs has revealed for the first time what actually happened in the horrific accident that robbed her of left arm and eye, and changed her life in an instantReliving the moment: The 24-year-old Texan fashion blogger suffered a horrific accident that robbed her of left arm and eye, and changed her life in an instant one year ago
Normal exercise: Speaking about living life with only one hand, the fashion blogger and former model said: 'It's amazing how your body just does what it needs to do - things that were hard in the beginning a lot easier now'Normal exercise: Speaking about living life with only one hand, the fashion blogger and former model said: 'It's amazing how your body just does what it needs to do - things that were hard in the beginning a lot easier now'
 
Working hard: Lauren says she is off pain medication, doing rehab every day to strengthen her muscles, and is 'feeling really well' for the first time since the accidentWorking hard: Lauren says she is off pain medication, doing rehab every day to strengthen her muscles, and is 'feeling really well' for the first time since the accident
After Miss Scruggs posted her pull-up photo, hundreds of her fans were quick to praise her, calling her 'an inspiration'.
Lauren admitted in an interview with the Today Show last month that the hardest thing about the accident was loosing her hand.
'It changes your life,' she said. 'You appreciate life a lot more, my compassion for people has strengthened, I have compassion I couldn't have had before. It was a dose of reality, and was hard to see.'
Speaking about living life with only one hand, the fashion blogger and former model said: 'It's amazing how your body just does what it needs to do - things that were hard in the beginning a lot easier now. I don't really think about them now.'

The blonde beauty is also honest in how her injured looks deeply affected her in her interview with Dateline.
Remarkable recovery: Lauren Scruggs appeared on Katie today to discuss her recovery after a horrific propeller accident last year in Texas
Remarkable recovery: Miss Scruggs appeared on Katie last month to discuss her recovery after a horrific propeller accident last year in Texas

 
Brave: The 24-year-old allowed Couric to stroke her prosthetic hand when she appeared on TVBold an brave: The 24-year-old allowed Couric to stroke her prosthetic hand when she appeared on TV


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