Stroke Survivor~Dancer~Anti-Bullying/Inclusion Activists~Motivational Speaker for The American Heart and Stroke Association and The Make-A-Wish Foundation
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One big issue I was there to support was increasing NIH funding for heart disease and stroke. Heart disease is the #1 killer in the United States and only gets 5% of funds for research and stroke is the #5 killer and the #1 leading cause of disability and only gets a mere 1%.
Just this past week I was honored with the incredible chance to go to Washington DC for the third time and advocate for change! I was there with 200+ survivors urging our representatives to continue the fight for heart disease and stroke. We are a relentless force! #ytconthehill
I am a current student at Saint Mary’s College of California and am so pleased to see a fellow Gael on the We Day stage! Mahershala Ali I was on We Day in 2016 as a kid making a difference! Thank you for helping spread the message of @WEMovement 💙💙 #WEday#mahershalaali
“We can’t expect young people to lead without strong examples of leadership” - Mahershala Ali at #WEday
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So inspired! Thank you for everything you guys do in your effort to make a difference in this word! We Day made such a huge difference in my life!💙💙 @craigkielburger@WEMovement
that wounded girl struggling to find her identity while getting to know her new body, to the person I am today, I’m grateful for it all because it taught me how to love the small things, be compassionate, and give back when I can because every day is a new opportunity to be the
also times when I make someone smile after hearing my story, when I overcome that obstacle that always seemed to get me down before, and when I look at those people that have stuck by me and whose friendships I earned just by being who I am. Going from that sick little kid, to
lifetime. Today marks a decade since that infamous day on the beach where everything changed. Every day is difficult. There’s times when it hard to walk, when It’s difficult to stand, and even times when I think about giving up. That is all apart of my life now. But, there are
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A decade is a period of time lasting 10 years. For some 10 is a very significant number. For me it was my age when I started on a new path that would end up leading to some of the most difficult as well as the most adventurous things I have done in this