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start by asking you a question
start by asking you a question normally how long without oxygen can
normally how long without oxygen can
normally how long without oxygen can someone survive well normally after six
someone survive well normally after six
someone survive well normally after six minutes without oxygen serious brain
minutes without oxygen serious brain
minutes without oxygen serious brain damage will occur after 15 minutes
damage will occur after 15 minutes
damage will occur after 15 minutes without oxygen normally people die
without oxygen normally people die
without oxygen normally people die however please do not grab a friend and
however please do not grab a friend and
however please do not grab a friend and try and experiment on them we don’t want
try and experiment on them we don’t want
try and experiment on them we don’t want any accidents we will take the word of
any accidents we will take the word of
any accidents we will take the word of the medical report however there are
the medical report however there are
the medical report however there are stories of incredible miracles happening
stories of incredible miracles happening
stories of incredible miracles happening of people surviving despite the odds now
of people surviving despite the odds now
of people surviving despite the odds now I really don’t want to sound big-headed
I really don’t want to sound big-headed
I really don’t want to sound big-headed but I am one of those persons Oh
at birth I would start the pathogen for
at birth I would start the pathogen for 28 minutes the doctors all believed that
28 minutes the doctors all believed that
28 minutes the doctors all believed that I would died shortly after birth when I
I would died shortly after birth when I
I would died shortly after birth when I survived they believed that I would be
survived they believed that I would be
survived they believed that I would be very limited in abilities due to
very limited in abilities due to
very limited in abilities due to irreversible brain damage
irreversible brain damage
irreversible brain damage my mother said me with the teeth pain
my mother said me with the teeth pain
my mother said me with the teeth pain after talking to her great he would
after talking to her great he would
after talking to her great he would Midwife in the early 1920s when they
Midwife in the early 1920s when they
Midwife in the early 1920s when they didn’t have any doctors a proper medical
didn’t have any doctors a proper medical
didn’t have any doctors a proper medical help if the baby couldn’t sir
help if the baby couldn’t sir
help if the baby couldn’t sir they would have to find a way of beating
they would have to find a way of beating
they would have to find a way of beating a baby themselves then she told mum what
a baby themselves then she told mum what
a baby themselves then she told mum what to do and how to feed me mum spent hours
to do and how to feed me mum spent hours
to do and how to feed me mum spent hours feeding me without achieved and I kept
feeding me without achieved and I kept
feeding me without achieved and I kept vomiting Gerta my former wouldn’t gift
vomiting Gerta my former wouldn’t gift
vomiting Gerta my former wouldn’t gift go formic neatly down my top like he
go formic neatly down my top like he
go formic neatly down my top like he would expect the baby to do it would go
would expect the baby to do it would go
would expect the baby to do it would go Oh me I used to go everywhere all over
Oh me I used to go everywhere all over
Oh me I used to go everywhere all over me all over the carpet all over the
me all over the carpet all over the
me all over the carpet all over the furniture and across the room when I was
furniture and across the room when I was
furniture and across the room when I was younger I also had many different types
younger I also had many different types
younger I also had many different types of therapy I also had speech therapy too
of therapy I also had speech therapy too
of therapy I also had speech therapy too because I never
because I never
because I never said a word certainly it did work they
said a word certainly it did work they
said a word certainly it did work they can’t stop me from talking no Windham
can’t stop me from talking no Windham
can’t stop me from talking no Windham when I was a very young baby I was
when I was a very young baby I was
when I was a very young baby I was unable to you mean the right side of my
unable to you mean the right side of my
unable to you mean the right side of my body
body
body the doctors believe that I would be
the doctors believe that I would be
the doctors believe that I would be left-handed due to this week nuts and
left-handed due to this week nuts and
left-handed due to this week nuts and lack of fine motor control which you
lack of fine motor control which you
lack of fine motor control which you need windy hold a pen to write certainly
need windy hold a pen to write certainly
need windy hold a pen to write certainly they were correct in the time when I was
they were correct in the time when I was
they were correct in the time when I was a baby
a baby
a baby they also said that I would be unable to
they also said that I would be unable to
they also said that I would be unable to walk now
walk now
walk now I may have been a little lake with that
I may have been a little lake with that
I may have been a little lake with that mild day but with my strong mind and
mild day but with my strong mind and
mild day but with my strong mind and will and physical therapy I got there
will and physical therapy I got there
will and physical therapy I got there eventually and to further improve my
eventually and to further improve my
eventually and to further improve my strength and stamina my father trained
strength and stamina my father trained
strength and stamina my father trained me to be a hiker the age of 10 I have
me to be a hiker the age of 10 I have
me to be a hiker the age of 10 I have hiked many of the long-distance elds
hiked many of the long-distance elds
hiked many of the long-distance elds including the South wet coats to paths
including the South wet coats to paths
including the South wet coats to paths with kids sick over 600 miles long in
with kids sick over 600 miles long in
with kids sick over 600 miles long in less than ten weeks however please do
less than ten weeks however please do
less than ten weeks however please do not think that I trained just like that
not think that I trained just like that
not think that I trained just like that I remember the first time we went to
I remember the first time we went to
I remember the first time we went to hike half a mile I cried the whole way
hike half a mile I cried the whole way
hike half a mile I cried the whole way and told my father that I hated him but
and told my father that I hated him but
and told my father that I hated him but he came here done insisting to hike and
he came here done insisting to hike and
he came here done insisting to hike and train me to be a hiker I have to thank
train me to be a hiker I have to thank
train me to be a hiker I have to thank him now
him now
him now because without that I will never have
because without that I will never have
because without that I will never have done the job wet coat stupa I have also
done the job wet coat stupa I have also
done the job wet coat stupa I have also ran 18 miles in less than four hours and
ran 18 miles in less than four hours and
ran 18 miles in less than four hours and in an open event and I have my next
in an open event and I have my next
in an open event and I have my next challenge is to ride a bike
challenge is to ride a bike
challenge is to ride a bike now balance does not come easy to me so
now balance does not come easy to me so
now balance does not come easy to me so there may be a few grazers along the way
there may be a few grazers along the way
there may be a few grazers along the way I am also now an associate to a public
I am also now an associate to a public
I am also now an associate to a public speaker and a trainer I know my aim is
speaker and a trainer I know my aim is
speaker and a trainer I know my aim is to go around schools colleges and
to go around schools colleges and
to go around schools colleges and universities to teach them about what it
universities to teach them about what it
universities to teach them about what it is like to live with a disability I I
is like to live with a disability I I
is like to live with a disability I I have also spoken internationally in
have also spoken internationally in
have also spoken internationally in Spain Hong Kong Macau and Singapore with
Spain Hong Kong Macau and Singapore with
Spain Hong Kong Macau and Singapore with my family’s unconditional love and my
my family’s unconditional love and my
my family’s unconditional love and my determination I have been able to
determination I have been able to
determination I have been able to overcome the challenges that cerebral
overcome the challenges that cerebral
overcome the challenges that cerebral palsy had presented me with to become
palsy had presented me with to become
palsy had presented me with to become the person I am today I forget what a
the person I am today I forget what a
the person I am today I forget what a Finnick but
Finnick but
Finnick but saying if I can overcome up tickles
saying if I can overcome up tickles
saying if I can overcome up tickles so can you anything you want just work
so can you anything you want just work
so can you anything you want just work hard and you will achieve it
hard and you will achieve it
hard and you will achieve it one day thank you
one day thank you
one day thank you [Applause]
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