You should totally check this out!!!
"The thesaurus might equate "disabled" with synonyms like "useless" and "mutilated," but ground-breaking paraplegic runner Aimee Mullins is out to redefine the word. Defying these associations, she hows how adversity -- in her case, being born without shinbones -- actually opens the door for human potential."
ETA: I want to be clear that I've not submitted this to mitigate what I've said before about wishing we could change our children's lives, but, rather, to give voice to the way that I, generally, try to approach the adversity in my own (physical/mental/emotional) life.
"The thesaurus might equate "disabled" with synonyms like "useless" and "mutilated," but ground-breaking paraplegic runner Aimee Mullins is out to redefine the word. Defying these associations, she hows how adversity -- in her case, being born without shinbones -- actually opens the door for human potential."
ETA: I want to be clear that I've not submitted this to mitigate what I've said before about wishing we could change our children's lives, but, rather, to give voice to the way that I, generally, try to approach the adversity in my own (physical/mental/emotional) life.
