Oh every person has differences but how if we really come to it and we really
if we really come to it and we really
if we really come to it and we really think about it we’re all alike because
think about it we’re all alike because
think about it we’re all alike because these differences make us all special
these differences make us all special
these differences make us all special and it’s our job as people to all come
and it’s our job as people to all come
and it’s our job as people to all come together despite these differences and
together despite these differences and
together despite these differences and to work together to overcome them now
to work together to overcome them now
to work together to overcome them now the first thing I want to talk about is
the first thing I want to talk about is
the first thing I want to talk about is DNA now DNA is squad is defined as
DNA now DNA is squad is defined as
DNA now DNA is squad is defined as deoxyribonucleic acid which is an acid
deoxyribonucleic acid which is an acid
deoxyribonucleic acid which is an acid that is in your cells the mitochondria
that is in your cells the mitochondria
that is in your cells the mitochondria of them and the DNA’s job in your body
of them and the DNA’s job in your body
of them and the DNA’s job in your body is to give these instructions to your
is to give these instructions to your
is to give these instructions to your cells on how to function
cells on how to function
cells on how to function now that varies from person to person
now that varies from person to person
now that varies from person to person because segments of DNA are known as
because segments of DNA are known as
because segments of DNA are known as genes and as generation and from
genes and as generation and from
genes and as generation and from generation to generation people inherit
generation to generation people inherit
generation to generation people inherit different genes or different or
different genes or different or
different genes or different or different sequences of DNA that make
different sequences of DNA that make
different sequences of DNA that make them them they affect things like your
them them they affect things like your
them them they affect things like your hair color your eye color skin color
hair color your eye color skin color
hair color your eye color skin color even elements of a personality and
even elements of a personality and
even elements of a personality and that’s every difference that we see
that’s every difference that we see
that’s every difference that we see every difference that we is all because
every difference that we is all because
every difference that we is all because of DNA because of DNA were all different
of DNA because of DNA were all different
of DNA because of DNA were all different now what’s amazing about that is that
now what’s amazing about that is that
now what’s amazing about that is that 99.9 percent of our DNA is the same in
99.9 percent of our DNA is the same in
99.9 percent of our DNA is the same in every single one of us that means that
every single one of us that means that
every single one of us that means that all the differences you see between each
all the differences you see between each
all the differences you see between each other eye color hair color skin color
other eye color hair color skin color
other eye color hair color skin color you name it is just in point one percent
you name it is just in point one percent
you name it is just in point one percent of our DNA only 0.1% that’s how much it
of our DNA only 0.1% that’s how much it
of our DNA only 0.1% that’s how much it takes to make us all so vastly different
takes to make us all so vastly different
takes to make us all so vastly different yet so similar because of these
yet so similar because of these
yet so similar because of these differences
differences
differences now even though DNA makes it so
now even though DNA makes it so
now even though DNA makes it so different there are still things that
different there are still things that
different there are still things that are kind of unconstitu ‘td and even like
are kind of unconstitu ‘td and even like
are kind of unconstitu ‘td and even like not more different but they’re still you
not more different but they’re still you
not more different but they’re still you know not mishaps but things that don’t
know not mishaps but things that don’t
know not mishaps but things that don’t normally happen and my experience with
normally happen and my experience with
normally happen and my experience with this began when I aged six
this began when I aged six
this began when I aged six laughs I was diagnosed with Turner
laughs I was diagnosed with Turner
laughs I was diagnosed with Turner syndrome now Turner syndrome occurs when
syndrome now Turner syndrome occurs when
syndrome now Turner syndrome occurs when a female is missing one on one of her X
a female is missing one on one of her X
a female is missing one on one of her X chromosomes it can either be missing
chromosomes it can either be missing
chromosomes it can either be missing broken or damaged now some of the things
broken or damaged now some of the things
broken or damaged now some of the things that Turner girls have to deal with our
that Turner girls have to deal with our
that Turner girls have to deal with our kidney problems heart problems and the
kidney problems heart problems and the
kidney problems heart problems and the most prominent
most prominent
most prominent thing that you can see in that is short
thing that you can see in that is short
thing that you can see in that is short stature
stature
stature so having Turner syndrome I always felt
so having Turner syndrome I always felt
so having Turner syndrome I always felt different as a kid I was you know as
different as a kid I was you know as
different as a kid I was you know as shorter always always at the doctors and
shorter always always at the doctors and
shorter always always at the doctors and stuff and when I was first diagnosed I
stuff and when I was first diagnosed I
stuff and when I was first diagnosed I was confused I wanted to understand what
was confused I wanted to understand what
was confused I wanted to understand what was going on with me so much why did I
was going on with me so much why did I
was going on with me so much why did I have to get a blood test every day I’m
have to get a blood test every day I’m
have to get a blood test every day I’m every three months why did I have to you
every three months why did I have to you
every three months why did I have to you know get my growth hormone shots every
know get my growth hormone shots every
know get my growth hormone shots every day why couldn’t I just be like the
day why couldn’t I just be like the
day why couldn’t I just be like the other kids you know I always wanted to
other kids you know I always wanted to
other kids you know I always wanted to feel normal but I so that was what I
feel normal but I so that was what I
feel normal but I so that was what I struggled us a lot and being different
struggled us a lot and being different
struggled us a lot and being different people often get bullied so at a very
people often get bullied so at a very
people often get bullied so at a very young age I was you know I started to
young age I was you know I started to
young age I was you know I started to experience social struggles that are
experience social struggles that are
experience social struggles that are common to Turner syndrome Turner girls
common to Turner syndrome Turner girls
common to Turner syndrome Turner girls oftentimes have learning disabilities
oftentimes have learning disabilities
oftentimes have learning disabilities although not all the time so some of the
although not all the time so some of the
although not all the time so some of the things you may have to deal with our
things you may have to deal with our
things you may have to deal with our social dealing like interpreting social
social dealing like interpreting social
social dealing like interpreting social cues might be hard is often hard for
cues might be hard is often hard for
cues might be hard is often hard for them like body language sarcasm when
them like body language sarcasm when
them like body language sarcasm when people give subtle hints to things that
people give subtle hints to things that
people give subtle hints to things that they don’t want to just randomly say
they don’t want to just randomly say
they don’t want to just randomly say it’s often hard to fraternal girls to
it’s often hard to fraternal girls to
it’s often hard to fraternal girls to interpret these because of a very new
interpret these because of a very new
interpret these because of a very new logical disorder that’s common in Turner
logical disorder that’s common in Turner
logical disorder that’s common in Turner girls called NLD now I know that
girls called NLD now I know that
girls called NLD now I know that bullying is very terrible and hard the
bullying is very terrible and hard the
bullying is very terrible and hard the worst part about bullying to me though
worst part about bullying to me though
worst part about bullying to me though and I’m sure to everyone who’s
and I’m sure to everyone who’s
and I’m sure to everyone who’s experienced it is the feeling you get
experienced it is the feeling you get
experienced it is the feeling you get when you’re when you’re made to feel
when you’re when you’re made to feel
when you’re when you’re made to feel that your differences and the things
that your differences and the things
that your differences and the things about you that make you special and
about you that make you special and
about you that make you special and unique are wrong and bad that’s not true
unique are wrong and bad that’s not true
unique are wrong and bad that’s not true just because somebody you’re different
just because somebody you’re different
just because somebody you’re different from the person
from the person
from the person next to them doesn’t mean that they’re
next to them doesn’t mean that they’re
next to them doesn’t mean that they’re any better than you is that they’re any
any better than you is that they’re any
any better than you is that they’re any worse than you you guys are all people
worse than you you guys are all people
worse than you you guys are all people and those differences you see make you
and those differences you see make you
and those differences you see make you people without those differences this
people without those differences this
people without those differences this world wouldn’t go round because we
world wouldn’t go round because we
world wouldn’t go round because we wouldn’t have people who are able to do
wouldn’t have people who are able to do
wouldn’t have people who are able to do the things that everybody has to do to
the things that everybody has to do to
the things that everybody has to do to live so bullying I know it’s hard like
live so bullying I know it’s hard like
live so bullying I know it’s hard like from personal experiences first to fifth
from personal experiences first to fifth
from personal experiences first to fifth grades it was really hard I was
grades it was really hard I was
grades it was really hard I was constantly made fun of I don’t know how
constantly made fun of I don’t know how
constantly made fun of I don’t know how many guys have ever read Diary Wimpy Kid
many guys have ever read Diary Wimpy Kid
many guys have ever read Diary Wimpy Kid but I know you if you have you heard
but I know you if you have you heard
but I know you if you have you heard about the cheese touch and like the
about the cheese touch and like the
about the cheese touch and like the second or third grade I was there was a
second or third grade I was there was a
second or third grade I was there was a similar game played at my school and
similar game played at my school and
similar game played at my school and what happened was that I was kind of
what happened was that I was kind of
what happened was that I was kind of like the cheese I was a saying that
like the cheese I was a saying that
like the cheese I was a saying that people would never want to come near or
people would never want to come near or
people would never want to come near or touch during classes they avoid sitting
touch during classes they avoid sitting
touch during classes they avoid sitting next to me so I was alone I would I was
next to me so I was alone I would I was
next to me so I was alone I would I was always by myself and I always wondered
always by myself and I always wondered
always by myself and I always wondered and wanted to know what about myself I
and wanted to know what about myself I
and wanted to know what about myself I could change so that people would want
could change so that people would want
could change so that people would want to be my friend would want to like me
to be my friend would want to like me
to be my friend would want to like me and I was also made to feel dumb and
and I was also made to feel dumb and
and I was also made to feel dumb and stupid and you know all those normal
stupid and you know all those normal
stupid and you know all those normal stereotypes that people get called a lot
stereotypes that people get called a lot
stereotypes that people get called a lot but that’s wrong just because a person
but that’s wrong just because a person
but that’s wrong just because a person immediately observes something about you
immediately observes something about you
immediately observes something about you a lot of the time it’s on a whim just
a lot of the time it’s on a whim just
a lot of the time it’s on a whim just because they’re feeling a certain way
because they’re feeling a certain way
because they’re feeling a certain way because they feel bad about something
because they feel bad about something
because they feel bad about something about themselves they turn around and
about themselves they turn around and
about themselves they turn around and they make somebody else feel bad about
they make somebody else feel bad about
they make somebody else feel bad about who they are so when somebody you know
who they are so when somebody you know
who they are so when somebody you know calls or stereotypes with labels another
calls or stereotypes with labels another
calls or stereotypes with labels another person is being dumb or stupid it or
person is being dumb or stupid it or
person is being dumb or stupid it or ugly or everyone in the book it’s just
ugly or everyone in the book it’s just
ugly or everyone in the book it’s just wrong
wrong
wrong and an example of that in overcoming
and an example of that in overcoming
and an example of that in overcoming that in my life was in first of fifth
that in my life was in first of fifth
that in my life was in first of fifth grades I was at school stay o typed as
grades I was at school stay o typed as
grades I was at school stay o typed as being not smart one I was called a
being not smart one I was called a
being not smart one I was called a useless and a whole bunch of stuff like
useless and a whole bunch of stuff like
useless and a whole bunch of stuff like that but I overcame that because I told
that but I overcame that because I told
that but I overcame that because I told myself one day I said why am I going to
myself one day I said why am I going to
myself one day I said why am I going to let other people’s negativity negativity
let other people’s negativity negativity
let other people’s negativity negativity dictate what I do in life why am I gonna
dictate what I do in life why am I gonna
dictate what I do in life why am I gonna let a curveball that’s been thrown at me
let a curveball that’s been thrown at me
let a curveball that’s been thrown at me stop me from trying
stop me from trying
stop me from trying so I decided to work as hard as I could
so I decided to work as hard as I could
so I decided to work as hard as I could at being the best person I could and at
at being the best person I could and at
at being the best person I could and at that time in math and English and all of
that time in math and English and all of
that time in math and English and all of that stuff because I didn’t have
that stuff because I didn’t have
that stuff because I didn’t have confidence in myself I wasn’t able to
confidence in myself I wasn’t able to
confidence in myself I wasn’t able to succeed when people have confidence in
succeed when people have confidence in
succeed when people have confidence in themselves and accepting uniquenesses
themselves and accepting uniquenesses
themselves and accepting uniquenesses and use them to their advantages they
and use them to their advantages they
and use them to their advantages they are able to succeed but when a person is
are able to succeed but when a person is
are able to succeed but when a person is robbed of this confidence they don’t
robbed of this confidence they don’t
robbed of this confidence they don’t have the strength to succeed if they
have the strength to succeed if they
have the strength to succeed if they want to they feel dejected and battered
want to they feel dejected and battered
want to they feel dejected and battered as a person so they’re unable to fight
as a person so they’re unable to fight
as a person so they’re unable to fight for what they want to do in life they’re
for what they want to do in life they’re
for what they want to do in life they’re unable to fight to see what they want
unable to fight to see what they want
unable to fight to see what they want and all of that stuff so I told myself
and all of that stuff so I told myself
and all of that stuff so I told myself why am i letting other people’s negative
why am i letting other people’s negative
why am i letting other people’s negative negativity do this to me why who’s
negativity do this to me why who’s
negativity do this to me why who’s saying that I can’t be smart with that
saying that I can’t be smart with that
saying that I can’t be smart with that it can’t read or that I can’t do
it can’t read or that I can’t do
it can’t read or that I can’t do whatever I want to do be who I want to
whatever I want to do be who I want to
whatever I want to do be who I want to be you know so I worked really hard I
be you know so I worked really hard I
be you know so I worked really hard I questioned what I could do what I could
questioned what I could do what I could
questioned what I could do what I could not do and I didn’t let anything had
not do and I didn’t let anything had
not do and I didn’t let anything had ever been told by anyone stop me so you
ever been told by anyone stop me so you
ever been told by anyone stop me so you know going to the library reading books
know going to the library reading books
know going to the library reading books printing worksheets drilling flashcards
printing worksheets drilling flashcards
printing worksheets drilling flashcards I did that every free second I could
I did that every free second I could
I did that every free second I could because I wanted to get better I wanted
because I wanted to get better I wanted
because I wanted to get better I wanted to show people and myself that no I can
to show people and myself that no I can
to show people and myself that no I can do this just because you tell me I can’t
do this just because you tell me I can’t
do this just because you tell me I can’t doesn’t mean I can and that takes us to
doesn’t mean I can and that takes us to
doesn’t mean I can and that takes us to curiosity to me like Albert Einstein’s
curiosity to me like Albert Einstein’s
curiosity to me like Albert Einstein’s dead said I have no talents I’m only
dead said I have no talents I’m only
dead said I have no talents I’m only passionately curious now for a person
passionately curious now for a person
passionately curious now for a person being curious is pushing against the
being curious is pushing against the
being curious is pushing against the unknown being curious is the success is
unknown being curious is the success is
unknown being curious is the success is pushing for success even when you don’t
pushing for success even when you don’t
pushing for success even when you don’t know if it’s possible if you don’t dare
know if it’s possible if you don’t dare
know if it’s possible if you don’t dare to question the unknown if you don’t
to question the unknown if you don’t
to question the unknown if you don’t dare to see what you can do you won’t
dare to see what you can do you won’t
dare to see what you can do you won’t ever be able to see what you want to see
ever be able to see what you want to see
ever be able to see what you want to see from yourself in life you won’t ever be
from yourself in life you won’t ever be
from yourself in life you won’t ever be able to see hey what can I can I not do
able to see hey what can I can I not do
able to see hey what can I can I not do so because I did that and I worked
so because I did that and I worked
so because I did that and I worked really hard it paid off so when I went
really hard it paid off so when I went
really hard it paid off so when I went back to school I switched schools and I
back to school I switched schools and I
back to school I switched schools and I surprised myself a lot that year when I
surprised myself a lot that year when I
surprised myself a lot that year when I went I was seen as an academic leader
went I was seen as an academic leader
went I was seen as an academic leader and I had made friends and despite this
and I had made friends and despite this
and I had made friends and despite this I didn’t have to change myself I didn’t
I didn’t have to change myself I didn’t
I didn’t have to change myself I didn’t have to I didn’t have to ask myself
have to I didn’t have to ask myself
have to I didn’t have to ask myself every day what about me is so wrong that
every day what about me is so wrong that
every day what about me is so wrong that it can’t have friends I finally realized
it can’t have friends I finally realized
it can’t have friends I finally realized that it wasn’t me who had to change
that it wasn’t me who had to change
that it wasn’t me who had to change myself it was the way that society views
myself it was the way that society views
myself it was the way that society views people that had to change people have to
people that had to change people have to
people that had to change people have to see that everybody that is different
see that everybody that is different
see that everybody that is different from them is honestly the same because
from them is honestly the same because
from them is honestly the same because every single person is different so you
every single person is different so you
every single person is different so you know these so the labels in society
know these so the labels in society
know these so the labels in society that’s why they’re bad because they
that’s why they’re bad because they
that’s why they’re bad because they don’t mean anything they don’t so yeah I
don’t mean anything they don’t so yeah I
don’t mean anything they don’t so yeah I was finally able to have success in life
was finally able to have success in life
was finally able to have success in life which is really really important and all
which is really really important and all
which is really really important and all of you have that power in you by being
of you have that power in you by being
of you have that power in you by being curious and questioning a uniqueness you
curious and questioning a uniqueness you
curious and questioning a uniqueness you guys are able to see that you guys can
guys are able to see that you guys can
guys are able to see that you guys can be successful when you face and overcome
be successful when you face and overcome
be successful when you face and overcome a challenge you get strength and when
a challenge you get strength and when
a challenge you get strength and when you face the unknown with strength you
you face the unknown with strength you
you face the unknown with strength you gain a power in you that can be used to
empower others around you and can be
empower others around you and can be used to influence people around you so
used to influence people around you so
used to influence people around you so that they don’t feel alone they don’t
that they don’t feel alone they don’t
that they don’t feel alone they don’t feel dejected and they don’t feel like
feel dejected and they don’t feel like
feel dejected and they don’t feel like they don’t matter so that nobody so I’m
they don’t matter so that nobody so I’m
they don’t matter so that nobody so I’m sure that all of you have felt that way
sure that all of you have felt that way
sure that all of you have felt that way don’t want anybody else to feel that way
don’t want anybody else to feel that way
don’t want anybody else to feel that way and that can be a reality if we all work
and that can be a reality if we all work
and that can be a reality if we all work together to empower each other and to
together to empower each other and to
together to empower each other and to accept one another’s differences and to
accept one another’s differences and to
accept one another’s differences and to accept that some people have differences
accept that some people have differences
accept that some people have differences you may not see because you don’t know
you may not see because you don’t know
you may not see because you don’t know lots of times you don’t know about them
lots of times you don’t know about them
lots of times you don’t know about them what you see about people
what you see about people
what you see about people stopping something that’s made on a you
stopping something that’s made on a you
stopping something that’s made on a you know a whim what you see is often made
know a whim what you see is often made
know a whim what you see is often made on a whim and there there are places
on a whim and there there are places
on a whim and there there are places that people can go when they need you
that people can go when they need you
that people can go when they need you know to feel accepted and as a young kid
know to feel accepted and as a young kid
know to feel accepted and as a young kid the only place I felt accepted for a
the only place I felt accepted for a
the only place I felt accepted for a long time was when I was able to be with
long time was when I was able to be with
long time was when I was able to be with girls who had what I had so when I go to
girls who had what I had so when I go to
girls who had what I had so when I go to you know like Turner syndrome
you know like Turner syndrome
you know like Turner syndrome conferences and Turner syndrome camps
conferences and Turner syndrome camps
conferences and Turner syndrome camps for a long time that was the only place
for a long time that was the only place
for a long time that was the only place I felt accepted and the reason for that
I felt accepted and the reason for that
I felt accepted and the reason for that was that there was none of this whole
was that there was none of this whole
was that there was none of this whole clique stuff none of this whole groups
clique stuff none of this whole groups
clique stuff none of this whole groups and stuff everybody was just friends it
and stuff everybody was just friends it
and stuff everybody was just friends it didn’t matter everybody was in this
didn’t matter everybody was in this
didn’t matter everybody was in this together you know we were all for the
together you know we were all for the
together you know we were all for the most part didn’t really have many
most part didn’t really have many
most part didn’t really have many friends I were bullied and so we all
friends I were bullied and so we all
friends I were bullied and so we all said it doesn’t make sense for us all
said it doesn’t make sense for us all
said it doesn’t make sense for us all come together and not empower each other
come together and not empower each other
come together and not empower each other and not help each other to be better
and not help each other to be better
and not help each other to be better people it doesn’t make sense for us to
people it doesn’t make sense for us to
people it doesn’t make sense for us to come and to see these differences that
come and to see these differences that
come and to see these differences that have groups and cliques and all of that
have groups and cliques and all of that
have groups and cliques and all of that stuff in society that’s just silly
stuff in society that’s just silly
stuff in society that’s just silly so going there I was I learned something
so going there I was I learned something
so going there I was I learned something I was finally able to begin to
I was finally able to begin to
I was finally able to begin to comprehend what it meant to have a major
comprehend what it meant to have a major
comprehend what it meant to have a major difference like Turner syndrome I
difference like Turner syndrome I
difference like Turner syndrome I understood that you will never fully
understood that you will never fully
understood that you will never fully ever comprehend what it means having
ever comprehend what it means having
ever comprehend what it means having something like Turner syndrome can
something like Turner syndrome can
something like Turner syndrome can represent a lot of things to me I chose
represent a lot of things to me I chose
represent a lot of things to me I chose it I thought that it could represent two
it I thought that it could represent two
it I thought that it could represent two things it could represent a ball and
things it could represent a ball and
things it could represent a ball and chain that represents a struggle that
chain that represents a struggle that
chain that represents a struggle that you’ll have to have your whole life or
you’ll have to have your whole life or
you’ll have to have your whole life or can represent a book like your journey
can represent a book like your journey
can represent a book like your journey being written down and learning from
being written down and learning from
being written down and learning from everything and so that you can help
everything and so that you can help
everything and so that you can help other people so you can teach them what
other people so you can teach them what
other people so you can teach them what you’ve learned so they can not miss not
you’ve learned so they can not miss not
you’ve learned so they can not miss not make mistakes where you have but they
make mistakes where you have but they
make mistakes where you have but they can repeat your successes as you grow up
can repeat your successes as you grow up
can repeat your successes as you grow up and become the older generation
and become the older generation
and become the older generation it’s our job to become leaders so we can
it’s our job to become leaders so we can
it’s our job to become leaders so we can help people to learn from our mistakes
help people to learn from our mistakes
help people to learn from our mistakes so they don’t repeat them and help them
so they don’t repeat them and help them
so they don’t repeat them and help them to repeat our successes which is why
to repeat our successes which is why
to repeat our successes which is why it’s really important to be curious
it’s really important to be curious
it’s really important to be curious about who you are so you can help people
about who you are so you can help people
about who you are so you can help people to understand who they are thank you
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