Sunday, April 10, 2011

Abigail Branson Not Limited by Spina Bifida



This video is about a little girl named Abigail branson. she was born with a birth defect called Spina Bifida. Spina Bifida is a defect of the spine. When a fetus is born with spina bifida they are born witha  hole in their back  anwhich makes the nerves in the spine unable to connect and form correctly. depending on where the hole is, results if the child is paralyzed or not. other affects are losss of bladder ability and movement, fluid in the brain , etc. Anyways, despite being born with this birth defect, Abigail has beeen able to lead a pretty normal life. I chose this video because it is very inspiring to me. And when i watched it I thought it connected to SCWAMP. Particualry the "Able-Bodiedness". I think  that even though abigail is technically "hadndicapped" and not considered able-bodied that she is because she is able to enjoy a sport that she really loves and is good at it. she is driven to do the best she can and she looks at her disability as not something negative.  she has such a postive attitude This video also makes me think of the fact there there are worse off people in the world than me and if they arent commplaining then i shouldnt be either. Abigail seems like a very determined litttle girl & she's clearly not letting Spina Bifida stand in her way of doing anything she wants to do.

I also really connected to this video and to abigail because Abigail and I share something. The only difference is that she was born paralyzed. I wasnt. Abigail and I have the same birth defect. The only difference is that I guess God was with me and my mom when i was born and for some reason i wasn't paralyzed. I dont know why some children like Abigail weren't born as lucky as i was. Some would say it wasn't god's plan for them. Some would say it was just luck. But i say that it wasnt luck. I say Abigail had a destiny. God saw that she had a reason to be the way she is. I believe even though she is paralyzed that she was paralyzed for a reason and that reason was to inspire other children and other families that just because you're paralyzed , have a birth defect or disability doesnt mean its the end of the world. You can still do anything your heart desires, you just need to want it.

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