When Harsh was 19, he was robbed and shot, and his life took a dramatic turn. He found himself facing life as a paraplegic, and taking on the challenge of how to get through each day with a new body. https://vimeo.com/195581854…
I’m able to be somebody From hate rise above I’m able to help somebody When they’re giving up I’m able to tell somebody The things that I want I’m able to love somebody And I can be loved These are…
Too often I’m being told, “Take these 4 times a day”, or “Do this twice a day”. If I carry out all of my doctors orders, I wouldn’t have time for family, friends, work and so on. The way I…
Cheryl has multiple sclerosis (MS), and her motto is “I do what I can and never give up.” Cheryl is a marathon runner, and she recently ran the Buenos Aires Marathon with her husband and running partner, Brian. It was a…
When Eileen gave birth to her son Jacob, she had to defend her ability to parent almost instantly. “I actually had to fight with social workers and pre-natal nurses … to prove that I was worthy of taking my own…
“Before the accident, we were very sexual as a couple,” writes Rachelle of her relationship with her husband Chris. Rachelle became a C6 quadriplegic when she was playfully pushed into a pool at her bachelorette party. During her rehabilitation, the…
Brothers Kenneth and Eugene love being active. They were both members of the Outdoor Adventure Club (ODAC) in Catholic Junior College where they ran 5 km on a race track every morning. The brothers even joined the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) in active…
When Froy, a T11 paraplegic, was injured from a gunshot wound as a teenager, he thought his life was over. It was advice from his father that helped Froy begin to see his life from a new perspective: “There are…
Owen Kent is a senior majoring in film at UC Berkeley. But his interest in film began when he was in middle school. “It started with video editing,” Owen shares. “Then 4 friends and I bought a camera …” and…
Madeline is a young girl who loves to dance. Her older sister was enrolled in a ballet class, and “of course Madeline wants to do everything her big sister does,” shares Madeline’s mom Aimee. And so the tiny dancer began…