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No matter where your seed falls in life, you must try your best to reach the light. A lone Ponderosa Pine along the Navajo trail at Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, USA
I ain't dead (nah)
I ain't done (nah)
I ain't scared (of what!)
I ain't run (from who!)
But still I stand (yeah)
No matterr what people here I am... (yeah)
No matter what remember
I ain't break (never)
I ain't fold (never)
They hate me more (so!)
Yeah I know... (ha ha)
Here I go (yeah)
No Matter What by T.I.
Filled with all we called needed
and ended with nothing we wanted
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Walking up a mountain
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A man hiking in Svalbard.
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Teamwork while cilimbing up a mountain. Processed with VSCO with a6 preset
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Mountain hiking in Svalbard
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Will Kirkpatrick
Sixteen-year-old Will Kirkpatrick, born with spina bifida, walks with the support of a cane or crutches, but most of the time he uses a wheelchair. Will’s disability doesn’t interfere with his busy schedule. When he’s not in school, he enjoys spending his time fishing, hunting, swimming, playing basketball and hanging out with family and friends. He and his brother like to watch TV together and surf social media sites such as Facebook. In the summer, he spends his time at two recreational camps.
More information about living with disabilities:
•CDC’s work in Disability and Health www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/disabilityandhealth/index.html
•Lakeshore Foundation www.lakeshore.org
•United Nations International Day of Persons with Disabilities (December 3) www.un.org/disabilities/default.asp?id=111
•CDC Video: Bernard Baker - “What’s Disability to Me?” www.cdc.gov/NCBDDD/video/bernard/index.html
•CDC Feature Article: “People with Disabilities: Living Healthy” www.cdc.gov/Features/Disabilities/
•CDC Feature Article: “Twentieth Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)” www.cdc.gov/Features/ADAAnniversary/
Adventurers in Svalbard.
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Hiking in nature in Svalbard
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Mallerie Badgett
(pictured left to right: Maggie Graham, Kristina Heuman, Mallerie Badgett)
Mallerie was born with cerebral palsy. When she was about three or four years old, she traded her crutches for a wheelchair. Shortly after, Mallerie began participating in sports and fitness at the Lakeshore Foundation recreation and education center. Today her favorite sports include basketball and track. She recently picked up rugby and hopes to play full-time soon.
Now, at 23 years old, she is finishing her bachelor’s degree in recreation at Birmingham’s Jefferson State Community College. Mallerie hopes to work for the Lakeshore Foundation someday.
More information about living with disabilities:
•CDC’s work in Disability and Health www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/disabilityandhealth/index.html
•Lakeshore Foundation www.lakeshore.org
•United Nations International Day of Persons with Disabilities (December 3) www.un.org/disabilities/default.asp?id=111
•CDC Video: Bernard Baker - “What’s Disability to Me?” www.cdc.gov/NCBDDD/video/bernard/index.html
•CDC Feature Article: “People with Disabilities: Living Healthy” www.cdc.gov/Features/Disabilities/
•CDC Feature Article: “Twentieth Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)” www.cdc.gov/Features/ADAAnniversary/
Mountain hiking in Svalbard
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Overcoming challenges. Processed with VSCO with a6 preset
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Hiking down a mountain in Svalbard
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Justin Thompson
As a 16 year-old high school junior, Justin is busy studying for the SAT exams. He’s excited about college and all the opportunities that come with it. On a typical day, he would be outside playing soccer – he’s known for his skills as a right defenseman. However, Justin has been in a wheelchair for the last year.
Justin was injured in 2011 in his home town of Brooklyn, New York. He was leaving a party with some friends when a group of armed men wearing hooded jackets approached them. One of the men fired at Justin and shot him in the back. The bullet grazed his spine, bruising the bone. Justin’s doctors are hopeful that he could have a full recovery. For now, he is paralyzed from the knees down.
Justin still hasn’t returned to school full-time. When he’s not studying for the SAT or worrying about driver’s education courses, he enjoys playing video games with his friends, seeing movies and watching TV.
More information about living with disabilities:
•CDC’s work in Disability and Health www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/disabilityandhealth/index.html
•Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation www.christopherreeve.org
•United Nations International Day of Persons with Disabilities (December 3) www.un.org/disabilities/default.asp?id=111
•CDC Video: Bernard Baker - “What’s Disability to Me?” www.cdc.gov/NCBDDD/video/bernard/index.html
•CDC Feature Article: “People with Disabilities: Living Healthy” www.cdc.gov/Features/Disabilities/
•CDC Feature Article: “Twentieth Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)” www.cdc.gov/Features/ADAAnniversary/
Jerry Allred
Jerry Allred was hit by a drunk driver in 1976, his senior year of high school. The accident paralyzed both of his legs. But Jerry does not define his life by his disability. He lives life just like anyone without a disability would live their life.
Jerry has devoted himself to fitness, and today he is a competitive road-racer, basketball player and marathoner, and coach to a teenage basketball team. Formerly a professional computer programmer, Jerry retired three years ago to spend more time with his wife and kids.
More information about living with disabilities:
•CDC’s work in Disability and Health www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/disabilityandhealth/index.html
•Lakeshore Foundation www.lakeshore.org
•United Nations International Day of Persons with Disabilities (December 3) www.un.org/disabilities/default.asp?id=111
•CDC Video: Bernard Baker - “What’s Disability to Me?” www.cdc.gov/NCBDDD/video/bernard/index.html
•CDC Feature Article: “People with Disabilities: Living Healthy” www.cdc.gov/Features/Disabilities/
•CDC Feature Article: “Twentieth Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)” www.cdc.gov/Features/ADAAnniversary/
Walking outdoors in Svalbard.
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William “Bill” Cawley
Bill Cawley is a 42-year-old father of four active children, all under the age of nine. He and his wife, Lizzie, were an instant match. They met and married almost two years after a diving accident left him paralyzed from the chest down.
Bill was a successful finance executive and philanthropist in Delaware before accepting a position with the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation three years ago. He recently relocated from Delaware to Pennsylvania with his wife and children.
More information about living with disabilities:
•CDC’s work in Disability and Health www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/disabilityandhealth/index.html
•Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation www.christopherreeve.org
•United Nations International Day of Persons with Disabilities (December 3) www.un.org/disabilities/default.asp?id=111
•CDC Video: Bernard Baker - “What’s Disability to Me?” www.cdc.gov/NCBDDD/video/bernard/index.html
•CDC Feature Article: “People with Disabilities: Living Healthy” www.cdc.gov/Features/Disabilities/
•CDC Feature Article: “Twentieth Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)” www.cdc.gov/Features/ADAAnniversary/
W.D. Foster
W.D. Foster is a former police officer and member of the United States National Guard. His injury occurred while exercising. He felt a sharp pain in his back and tried to shrug it off, but he collapsed as soon as he tried to stand up. W.D. was rushed to a local hospital where the doctor diagnosed him with muscle spasms. As the nurse was preparing him for discharge, she realized that he could barely walk. Nearly 10 hours after the injury, both of W.D.’s legs were paralyzed. The Mayo Clinic later confirmed that he experienced a spinal stroke.
W.D. lives just outside of Birmingham, Alabama, with his wife of more than 20 years. They have two children. His son is a senior at Auburn University, and his daughter works with the Birmingham police department.
More information about living with disabilities:
•CDC’s work in Disability and Health www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/disabilityandhealth/index.html
•Lakeshore Foundation www.lakeshore.org
•United Nations International Day of Persons with Disabilities (December 3) www.un.org/disabilities/default.asp?id=111
•CDC Video: Bernard Baker - “What’s Disability to Me?” www.cdc.gov/NCBDDD/video/bernard/index.html
•CDC Feature Article: “People with Disabilities: Living Healthy” www.cdc.gov/Features/Disabilities/
•CDC Feature Article: “Twentieth Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)” www.cdc.gov/Features/ADAAnniversary/
John Benedetto
John Benedetto is a three-time hand-cycle marathoner from Staten Island, New York. He’s 27 years old, and has lived with a spinal cord injury since 2009. He suffered the injury while body surfing on the New Jersey coast.
At the time, John was training for the New York City Marathon. His nurse suggested that John take a look at hand cycling as an alternate form of exercise. His first time on the bike was all John needed. The same year of his injury, John competed in the marathon as a hand cyclist. The bike has been a major part of his life ever since.
John finished his third New York City Marathon this year. His next goal is to complete the entire marathon, including the five daunting hills, without any assistance. When John isn’t racing, he is studying for his master’s degree in finance or spending time with his father and younger brother.
More information about living with disabilities:
•CDC’s work in Disability and Health www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/disabilityandhealth/index.html
•Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation www.christopherreeve.org
•United Nations International Day of Persons with Disabilities (December 3) www.un.org/disabilities/default.asp?id=111
•CDC Video: Bernard Baker - “What’s Disability to Me?” www.cdc.gov/NCBDDD/video/bernard/index.html
•CDC Feature Article: “People with Disabilities: Living Healthy” www.cdc.gov/Features/Disabilities/
•CDC Feature Article: “Twentieth Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)” www.cdc.gov/Features/ADAAnniversary/
Was totally awestruck.
Can't imagine what they went through to get to what they went through.
Veteran's Day Parade, NYC 2010
"God doesn't hand you an easy life because you will grow in it. He hands you a dream with hurdles, obstacles, setbacks, battles and challenges because he knows the real you is at the finishing line." – Shannon L. Alder
Hurdles on a school track in Lee's Summit, Mo. www.RoyHarryman.com
Cherise Taylor
(pictured left to right: Cherise Taylor and Dr. Paula Stewart)
Cherise Taylor has spondylitis in her spinal cord and has been paralyzed for nearly 10 years. The degenerative disease progressed slowly; first she used a cane to walk, then a walker and now a wheelchair. Cherise likes to work out at least three times a week lifting weights and participating in a ‘crank’ class.
A native of Columbus, Georgia, she and her husband relocated to Birmingham, Alabama for his position in the military. One of her favorite things to talk about is her son, a 22-year-old enlisted member of the United States Marine Corps, who recently returned home after a two-year assignment in Japan.
More information about living with disabilities:
•CDC’s work in Disability and Health www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/disabilityandhealth/index.html
•Lakeshore Foundation www.lakeshore.org
•United Nations International Day of Persons with Disabilities (December 3) www.un.org/disabilities/default.asp?id=111
•CDC Video: Bernard Baker - “What’s Disability to Me?” www.cdc.gov/NCBDDD/video/bernard/index.html
•CDC Feature Article: “People with Disabilities: Living Healthy” www.cdc.gov/Features/Disabilities/
•CDC Feature Article: “Twentieth Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)” www.cdc.gov/Features/ADAAnniversary/
Mountain hikers in Svalbard
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Tina Kay Hughes, author of “Walking In Your Season,” visits Pratt City Library for a program on Overcoming Obstacles.
overcoming obstacles - to struggle or to go with the flow. article for pickthebrain by ashton aide at brainwavelove.com
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30 secrets, 30 days, day 28.
Cause when push comes to shove, you taste what you're made of, you might bend til you break, cause its all you can take, on your knees you look up, decide you've had enough, you get mad, you get strong, wipe your hands, shake it off, then you stand - Rascal Flatts
I have a strong desire to overcome things when people say i cant.
I just smile politely, and say "watch me, I will".
I've overcome my past,
I overcome my present,
and i will overcome whatever obstacles comes my way in the future.
watch me, I will
Sometimes I feel so close to nature. That day I sat with a school of frogs crossing the foot path on their way from the pond into the big wild. I felt serene and in sync with their optimistic determination to overcome any obstacles. They were tiny and a straw of grass big as a tree.
Watercolour and pencil, made in the field by Stine Weirsøe Flamant