in my life I’ve always heard from many people that you cannot change your
people that you cannot change your
people that you cannot change your future your future is controlled by the
future your future is controlled by the
future your future is controlled by the Almighty it’s controlled by your Khurram
Almighty it’s controlled by your Khurram
Almighty it’s controlled by your Khurram it’s controlled by whatever you want to
it’s controlled by whatever you want to
it’s controlled by whatever you want to think you cannot change your future you
think you cannot change your future you
think you cannot change your future you cannot control it I think that’s wrong I
cannot control it I think that’s wrong I
cannot control it I think that’s wrong I think that we have the capability to
think that we have the capability to
think that we have the capability to control the future and I want to give
control the future and I want to give
control the future and I want to give you an example through my life and how
you an example through my life and how
you an example through my life and how my choices in how my decisions with
my choices in how my decisions with
my choices in how my decisions with those I have changed my future so the
those I have changed my future so the
those I have changed my future so the yoga’s 2006 August May raucous 2006 to
yoga’s 2006 August May raucous 2006 to
yoga’s 2006 August May raucous 2006 to be exact and a fun fact about me I am
be exact and a fun fact about me I am
be exact and a fun fact about me I am from the US I was raised there for 17
from the US I was raised there for 17
from the US I was raised there for 17 years so I had just come back from a
years so I had just come back from a
years so I had just come back from a trip to India I’d come back to the US
trip to India I’d come back to the US
trip to India I’d come back to the US and I started getting a fever a halo
and I started getting a fever a halo
and I started getting a fever a halo kind of a headache that would surround
kind of a headache that would surround
kind of a headache that would surround my head and this wasn’t an ordinary
my head and this wasn’t an ordinary
my head and this wasn’t an ordinary temple headache it was much much worse
temple headache it was much much worse
temple headache it was much much worse it wasn’t even a migraine and with that
it wasn’t even a migraine and with that
it wasn’t even a migraine and with that I started feeling cold and my my fever
I started feeling cold and my my fever
I started feeling cold and my my fever was running to 103 104 and that was not
was running to 103 104 and that was not
was running to 103 104 and that was not normal I went to my doctor and my doctor
normal I went to my doctor and my doctor
normal I went to my doctor and my doctor told me that it’s probably just a
told me that it’s probably just a
told me that it’s probably just a seasonal fever it’s a viral kind of
seasonal fever it’s a viral kind of
seasonal fever it’s a viral kind of thing you should take something like a
thing you should take something like a
thing you should take something like a paracetamol across in and you will be
paracetamol across in and you will be
paracetamol across in and you will be fine I took that and it didn’t help I
fine I took that and it didn’t help I
fine I took that and it didn’t help I the people were surprised and after the
the people were surprised and after the
the people were surprised and after the medicine wore off the people would jump
medicine wore off the people would jump
medicine wore off the people would jump right back so then because of that we
right back so then because of that we
right back so then because of that we went to the emergency room in the US and
went to the emergency room in the US and
went to the emergency room in the US and they did all of the tests when necessary
they did all of the tests when necessary
they did all of the tests when necessary it as possible every test was negative
it as possible every test was negative
it as possible every test was negative the doctors even did a spinal tap and
the doctors even did a spinal tap and
the doctors even did a spinal tap and that was all negative after that I went
that was all negative after that I went
that was all negative after that I went home you know my mom even actually told
home you know my mom even actually told
home you know my mom even actually told them that I probably have malaria it was
them that I probably have malaria it was
them that I probably have malaria it was during the monsoon season in India they
during the monsoon season in India they
during the monsoon season in India they said that the symptoms are similar but
said that the symptoms are similar but
said that the symptoms are similar but we cannot give her any
we cannot give her any
we cannot give her any education because it did not show up in
education because it did not show up in
education because it did not show up in the reports and it’s unlawful we went
the reports and it’s unlawful we went
the reports and it’s unlawful we went home and I took crocin again and after
home and I took crocin again and after
home and I took crocin again and after that I started hallucinating so I was
that I started hallucinating so I was
that I started hallucinating so I was talking nonsense I didn’t know what I
talking nonsense I didn’t know what I
talking nonsense I didn’t know what I was saying and I was telling my mom and
was saying and I was telling my mom and
was saying and I was telling my mom and dad to just be away from me because I
dad to just be away from me because I
dad to just be away from me because I didn’t recognize them and after I I went
didn’t recognize them and after I I went
didn’t recognize them and after I I went back to sleep and I woke up and
back to sleep and I woke up and
back to sleep and I woke up and everything was totally fine when I woke
everything was totally fine when I woke
everything was totally fine when I woke up I went to the West the rest room and
up I went to the West the rest room and
up I went to the West the rest room and I was not able to walk properly I
I was not able to walk properly I
I was not able to walk properly I couldn’t even go to the other so my mom
couldn’t even go to the other so my mom
couldn’t even go to the other so my mom and dad took me to the emergency room
and dad took me to the emergency room
and dad took me to the emergency room and they inserted a tube into my bladder
and they inserted a tube into my bladder
and they inserted a tube into my bladder and they believed me they transferred me
and they believed me they transferred me
and they believed me they transferred me to a bigger hospital where they did all
to a bigger hospital where they did all
to a bigger hospital where they did all of the necessary tests possible they did
of the necessary tests possible they did
of the necessary tests possible they did an MRI and supposedly they saw something
an MRI and supposedly they saw something
an MRI and supposedly they saw something at the back of my neck a shadow or
at the back of my neck a shadow or
at the back of my neck a shadow or something and they took me in for
something and they took me in for
something and they took me in for another spinal tap and after that spinal
another spinal tap and after that spinal
another spinal tap and after that spinal tap I went into cardiac arrest
tap I went into cardiac arrest
tap I went into cardiac arrest I wanted to respiratory arrest I had a
I wanted to respiratory arrest I had a
I wanted to respiratory arrest I had a seizure that lasted 30 seconds and I was
seizure that lasted 30 seconds and I was
seizure that lasted 30 seconds and I was declared dead I was laying on the
declared dead I was laying on the
declared dead I was laying on the testing table dead with my arms out not
testing table dead with my arms out not
testing table dead with my arms out not I was unconscious I couldn’t breathe I
I was unconscious I couldn’t breathe I
I was unconscious I couldn’t breathe I was dead and the doctors are paid to
was dead and the doctors are paid to
was dead and the doctors are paid to code blue which is a severe emergency
code blue which is a severe emergency
code blue which is a severe emergency and everyone is running around and my my
and everyone is running around and my my
and everyone is running around and my my nurse comes to my mom and she says if
nurse comes to my mom and she says if
nurse comes to my mom and she says if you want to see your daughter for the
you want to see your daughter for the
you want to see your daughter for the last time mrs. Modi you better come with
last time mrs. Modi you better come with
last time mrs. Modi you better come with me
me
me my mom in my mom and dad they ran like
my mom in my mom and dad they ran like
my mom in my mom and dad they ran like anything and they saw me and all of
anything and they saw me and all of
anything and they saw me and all of these doctors were surrounding me they
these doctors were surrounding me they
these doctors were surrounding me they were giving me electric shocks with a
were giving me electric shocks with a
were giving me electric shocks with a defibrillator and they said that we will
defibrillator and they said that we will
defibrillator and they said that we will not be able to save your daughter your
not be able to save your daughter your
not be able to save your daughter your daughter is a gone case and my body was
daughter is a gone case and my body was
daughter is a gone case and my body was laying there for the past seven minutes
laying there for the past seven minutes
laying there for the past seven minutes without oxygen without a pulse without
without oxygen without a pulse without
without oxygen without a pulse without any consciousness
any consciousness
any consciousness and after the third try I an ICU doctor
and after the third try I an ICU doctor
and after the third try I an ICU doctor came and he took those electric paddles
came and he took those electric paddles
came and he took those electric paddles and after the third try he caught my
and after the third try he caught my
and after the third try he caught my heart pack my note path but he caught my
heart pack my note path but he caught my
heart pack my note path but he caught my heart bag I was transferred to the ICU
heart bag I was transferred to the ICU
heart bag I was transferred to the ICU and I was put on a ventilator and that
and I was put on a ventilator and that
and I was put on a ventilator and that evening I came in to my senses and I was
evening I came in to my senses and I was
evening I came in to my senses and I was totally fine I could recognize everybody
totally fine I could recognize everybody
totally fine I could recognize everybody the next day they took me for another
the next day they took me for another
the next day they took me for another spinal tap and I went into a coma so I
spinal tap and I went into a coma so I
spinal tap and I went into a coma so I was in a coma for a twenty three day
was in a coma for a twenty three day
was in a coma for a twenty three day period during which I was declared dead
period during which I was declared dead
period during which I was declared dead twice so the first time what happened is
twice so the first time what happened is
twice so the first time what happened is my body temperature went below 90
my body temperature went below 90
my body temperature went below 90 degrees Fahrenheit and they have no idea
degrees Fahrenheit and they have no idea
degrees Fahrenheit and they have no idea they don’t know what happened
they don’t know what happened
they don’t know what happened they put heated blankets on me heated
they put heated blankets on me heated
they put heated blankets on me heated lamps surrounding my bed and my body
lamps surrounding my bed and my body
lamps surrounding my bed and my body temperatures still wouldn’t rise and
temperatures still wouldn’t rise and
temperatures still wouldn’t rise and after 40 minutes they took everything
after 40 minutes they took everything
after 40 minutes they took everything off and like a miracle
off and like a miracle
off and like a miracle everything just regulated on its own the
everything just regulated on its own the
everything just regulated on its own the second time my hemoglobin went below
second time my hemoglobin went below
second time my hemoglobin went below five now the normal is 13 or 14 it went
five now the normal is 13 or 14 it went
five now the normal is 13 or 14 it went below five so I was again declared
below five so I was again declared
below five so I was again declared critical because they thought that I
critical because they thought that I
critical because they thought that I would get hypothermia and they gave me
would get hypothermia and they gave me
would get hypothermia and they gave me three units of blood after 40 minutes
three units of blood after 40 minutes
three units of blood after 40 minutes they checked my blood count and my
they checked my blood count and my
they checked my blood count and my hemoglobin still wasn’t it was still
hemoglobin still wasn’t it was still
hemoglobin still wasn’t it was still below five after an hour just
below five after an hour just
below five after an hour just miraculously it regulated on its own now
miraculously it regulated on its own now
miraculously it regulated on its own now on the 21st of September the doctors
on the 21st of September the doctors
on the 21st of September the doctors wanted to take me over by ventilator
wanted to take me over by ventilator
wanted to take me over by ventilator because there were no improvements there
because there were no improvements there
because there were no improvements there was nothing there was no life in me
was nothing there was no life in me
was nothing there was no life in me according to them so my mom was she was
according to them so my mom was she was
according to them so my mom was she was sitting right there
sitting right there
sitting right there my mom she literally went down on her
my mom she literally went down on her
my mom she literally went down on her feet she grabbed his feet and she cried
feet she grabbed his feet and she cried
feet she grabbed his feet and she cried now this woman is the strongest woman I
now this woman is the strongest woman I
now this woman is the strongest woman I know and she cried that day she didn’t
know and she cried that day she didn’t
know and she cried that day she didn’t cry during the whole time I was in the
cry during the whole time I was in the
cry during the whole time I was in the coma she didn’t cry when I went into
coma she didn’t cry when I went into
coma she didn’t cry when I went into respiratory arrest but that day she
respiratory arrest but that day she
respiratory arrest but that day she cried and she said that no my daughter’s
cried and she said that no my daughter’s
cried and she said that no my daughter’s birthday is on the 29th of
birthday is on the 29th of
birthday is on the 29th of Temba I want you to keep her on the
Temba I want you to keep her on the
Temba I want you to keep her on the ventilator and alive until then and if
ventilator and alive until then and if
ventilator and alive until then and if that day nothing happens I will
that day nothing happens I will
that day nothing happens I will personally sign the consent form right
personally sign the consent form right
personally sign the consent form right now giving you permission to take her
now giving you permission to take her
now giving you permission to take her off of the ventilator they spoke to the
off of the ventilator they spoke to the
off of the ventilator they spoke to the Dean of Medicine and the Dean of
Dean of Medicine and the Dean of
Dean of Medicine and the Dean of Medicine said okay fulfill her wishes so
Medicine said okay fulfill her wishes so
Medicine said okay fulfill her wishes so on the 29th of September I had 70 people
on the 29th of September I had 70 people
on the 29th of September I had 70 people all of my family members my family
all of my family members my family
all of my family members my family friends they were in the ICU room and
friends they were in the ICU room and
friends they were in the ICU room and they had decorated everything and there
they had decorated everything and there
they had decorated everything and there was a cake and everything there and at 3
was a cake and everything there and at 3
was a cake and everything there and at 3 or 5 p.m. that was the time when I was
or 5 p.m. that was the time when I was
or 5 p.m. that was the time when I was born they started singing happy birthday
born they started singing happy birthday
born they started singing happy birthday my dad took my hand and as soon as he
my dad took my hand and as soon as he
my dad took my hand and as soon as he cut the cake I opened my eyes and I was
cut the cake I opened my eyes and I was
cut the cake I opened my eyes and I was staring at the ceiling and everybody was
staring at the ceiling and everybody was
staring at the ceiling and everybody was screaming and the doctors rushed in they
screaming and the doctors rushed in they
screaming and the doctors rushed in they did a grief checkup and they said they
did a grief checkup and they said they
did a grief checkup and they said they hugged my mom and they said mrs. Modi
hugged my mom and they said mrs. Modi
hugged my mom and they said mrs. Modi mama this is because of you
mama this is because of you
mama this is because of you your daughter is alive today because of
your daughter is alive today because of
your daughter is alive today because of you you saved us from committing a sin
you you saved us from committing a sin
you you saved us from committing a sin hats off to you I went back into a coma
hats off to you I went back into a coma
hats off to you I went back into a coma after I would say maybe ten minutes I
after I would say maybe ten minutes I
after I would say maybe ten minutes I went back into a coma so they were
went back into a coma so they were
went back into a coma so they were scared again they thought that what’s
scared again they thought that what’s
scared again they thought that what’s going to happen to me but the doctor
going to happen to me but the doctor
going to happen to me but the doctor guaranteed and he assured them that
guaranteed and he assured them that
guaranteed and he assured them that everything would be totally fine on the
everything would be totally fine on the
everything would be totally fine on the 5th of October they took me into the O
5th of October they took me into the O
5th of October they took me into the O War and they took the ventilator out of
War and they took the ventilator out of
War and they took the ventilator out of my mouth and they put it into my throat
my mouth and they put it into my throat
my mouth and they put it into my throat I have a scar yeah if you can see and I
I have a scar yeah if you can see and I
I have a scar yeah if you can see and I came out of my coma after the anesthesia
came out of my coma after the anesthesia
came out of my coma after the anesthesia wore off I totally came out of my coma
wore off I totally came out of my coma
wore off I totally came out of my coma now they were scared that I might I
now they were scared that I might I
now they were scared that I might I might be mentally ill I might have
might be mentally ill I might have
might be mentally ill I might have amnesia or I might be brain dead and
amnesia or I might be brain dead and
amnesia or I might be brain dead and nothing happened at all I was totally
nothing happened at all I was totally
nothing happened at all I was totally fine except that I was paralyzed from
fine except that I was paralyzed from
fine except that I was paralyzed from the neck down now I did not realize it
the neck down now I did not realize it
the neck down now I did not realize it at that time that I was paralyzed from
at that time that I was paralyzed from
at that time that I was paralyzed from the neck down if you heard of phantom
the neck down if you heard of phantom
the neck down if you heard of phantom when a soldier loses a body part he can
when a soldier loses a body part he can
when a soldier loses a body part he can still feel that that body part is there
still feel that that body part is there
still feel that that body part is there or he can still feel that he can move
or he can still feel that he can move
or he can still feel that he can move his fingers or one of his limbs
his fingers or one of his limbs
his fingers or one of his limbs I felt that I felt that I was able to
I felt that I felt that I was able to
I felt that I felt that I was able to raise my hands I was able to move my
raise my hands I was able to move my
raise my hands I was able to move my fingers but in reality I couldn’t and
fingers but in reality I couldn’t and
fingers but in reality I couldn’t and nobody told me this
nobody told me this
nobody told me this except my grandmother she told me after
except my grandmother she told me after
except my grandmother she told me after a couple of days that I am paralyzed at
a couple of days that I am paralyzed at
a couple of days that I am paralyzed at that point in time when she told me I
that point in time when she told me I
that point in time when she told me I became silent I didn’t talk to anybody I
became silent I didn’t talk to anybody I
became silent I didn’t talk to anybody I guess because I was processing this
guess because I was processing this
guess because I was processing this information and I realized at that point
information and I realized at that point
information and I realized at that point in time is that it doesn’t matter if my
in time is that it doesn’t matter if my
in time is that it doesn’t matter if my body is not able to move if I believe
body is not able to move if I believe
body is not able to move if I believe that I am able to move it my body will
that I am able to move it my body will
that I am able to move it my body will adapt towards it my body will react to
adapt towards it my body will react to
adapt towards it my body will react to it and I did physiotherapy I did
it and I did physiotherapy I did
it and I did physiotherapy I did everything that thought never left my
everything that thought never left my
everything that thought never left my mind even though I still wasn’t able to
mind even though I still wasn’t able to
mind even though I still wasn’t able to move as much now one thing that really
move as much now one thing that really
move as much now one thing that really changed my mindset is an exercise that
changed my mindset is an exercise that
changed my mindset is an exercise that my mother did so I was sitting I wasn’t
my mother did so I was sitting I wasn’t
my mother did so I was sitting I wasn’t able to sit properly either
able to sit properly either
able to sit properly either like I said paralyzed from the neck down
like I said paralyzed from the neck down
like I said paralyzed from the neck down so I was like a newborn baby I wasn’t
so I was like a newborn baby I wasn’t
so I was like a newborn baby I wasn’t able to sit so what happened is my mom
able to sit so what happened is my mom
able to sit so what happened is my mom she sat me up against the sofa in our
she sat me up against the sofa in our
she sat me up against the sofa in our house at that time and I told her that
house at that time and I told her that
house at that time and I told her that I’m hungry I would like to eat something
I’m hungry I would like to eat something
I’m hungry I would like to eat something so she I don’t know what she was
so she I don’t know what she was
so she I don’t know what she was thinking but she got a couple of bowls
thinking but she got a couple of bowls
thinking but she got a couple of bowls and she put my favorite crackers into
and she put my favorite crackers into
and she put my favorite crackers into those bowls and she laid it across out
those bowls and she laid it across out
those bowls and she laid it across out of across from me so I was sitting on
of across from me so I was sitting on
of across from me so I was sitting on the floor against the sofa and as you
the floor against the sofa and as you
the floor against the sofa and as you can imagine these bowls I hear here here
can imagine these bowls I hear here here
can imagine these bowls I hear here here and here
and here
and here and I just look at her and I asked her
and I just look at her and I asked her
and I just look at her and I asked her mom why are these balls here just give
mom why are these balls here just give
mom why are these balls here just give me something to eat I’m hungry can you
me something to eat I’m hungry can you
me something to eat I’m hungry can you feed me she sits behind me and she says
feed me she sits behind me and she says
feed me she sits behind me and she says if you’re hungry go get it yourself
if you’re hungry go get it yourself
if you’re hungry go get it yourself I’m not your maid I’m Your Mother I also
I’m not your maid I’m Your Mother I also
I’m not your maid I’m Your Mother I also get tired taking care of you and she was
get tired taking care of you and she was
get tired taking care of you and she was extremely rude at that time and she was
extremely rude at that time and she was
extremely rude at that time and she was really mean to me but she said do it
really mean to me but she said do it
really mean to me but she said do it yourself you your body you can move you
yourself you your body you can move you
yourself you your body you can move you can do everything you do it and you feed
can do everything you do it and you feed
can do everything you do it and you feed yourself and I looked at her with tears
yourself and I looked at her with tears
yourself and I looked at her with tears in my eyes I said okay fine if you want
in my eyes I said okay fine if you want
in my eyes I said okay fine if you want me to do this if you if you believe in
me to do this if you if you believe in
me to do this if you if you believe in me then I need to believe in myself and
me then I need to believe in myself and
me then I need to believe in myself and I need to go and do this you won’t
I need to go and do this you won’t
I need to go and do this you won’t believe it took me 40 minutes just to
believe it took me 40 minutes just to
believe it took me 40 minutes just to crawl and put it down to the ground to
crawl and put it down to the ground to
crawl and put it down to the ground to pull myself towards the ball and after
pull myself towards the ball and after
pull myself towards the ball and after those 40 minutes I picked up one cracker
those 40 minutes I picked up one cracker
those 40 minutes I picked up one cracker with my fingers and I picked it up like
with my fingers and I picked it up like
with my fingers and I picked it up like this like this I couldn’t pick up
this like this I couldn’t pick up
this like this I couldn’t pick up anything with these fingers so like this
anything with these fingers so like this
anything with these fingers so like this I picked it up and I put that cracker in
I picked it up and I put that cracker in
I picked it up and I put that cracker in my mouth and that satisfaction that
my mouth and that satisfaction that
my mouth and that satisfaction that satisfaction of doing something by
satisfaction of doing something by
satisfaction of doing something by myself
myself
myself despite not having enough movement that
despite not having enough movement that
despite not having enough movement that was a life-changing moment for me that
was a life-changing moment for me that
was a life-changing moment for me that moment I realized that my mindset if I
moment I realized that my mindset if I
moment I realized that my mindset if I can believe that I can do this then I
can believe that I can do this then I
can believe that I can do this then I can do anything I can do anything that I
can do anything I can do anything that I
can do anything I can do anything that I want to do and at that point in time
want to do and at that point in time
want to do and at that point in time when I realize that picking something as
when I realize that picking something as
when I realize that picking something as simple as a cracker and putting it in my
simple as a cracker and putting it in my
simple as a cracker and putting it in my mouth if that can give me satisfaction I
mouth if that can give me satisfaction I
mouth if that can give me satisfaction I just imagine what I what else I can do
just imagine what I what else I can do
just imagine what I what else I can do in my life to give me satisfaction to
in my life to give me satisfaction to
in my life to give me satisfaction to make me feel independent
make me feel independent
make me feel independent rather than dependent and that thought
rather than dependent and that thought
rather than dependent and that thought process that stuck to me that brought
process that stuck to me that brought
process that stuck to me that brought that part process stuck to me and I
that part process stuck to me and I
that part process stuck to me and I realized that I need to move forward
realized that I need to move forward
realized that I need to move forward that my decisions the way that I think
that my decisions the way that I think
that my decisions the way that I think positively that will affect my future
positively that will affect my future
positively that will affect my future that will change everything for me now I
that will change everything for me now I
that will change everything for me now I realized that a lot of my friends
realized that a lot of my friends
realized that a lot of my friends personally they are very negative in
personally they are very negative in
personally they are very negative in their mindset they think that they
their mindset they think that they
their mindset they think that they cannot do this or
cannot do this or
cannot do this or or they cannot do that so you saw a
or they cannot do that so you saw a
or they cannot do that so you saw a picture of me going scuba diving so I’ve
picture of me going scuba diving so I’ve
picture of me going scuba diving so I’ve always wanted to do that and I thought
always wanted to do that and I thought
always wanted to do that and I thought that how will I go scuba diving
that how will I go scuba diving
that how will I go scuba diving I can’t move my legs how will I swim and
I can’t move my legs how will I swim and
I can’t move my legs how will I swim and essentially scuba diving is like
essentially scuba diving is like
essentially scuba diving is like drowning essentially so how will I do
drowning essentially so how will I do
drowning essentially so how will I do that but then I saw this festival this
that but then I saw this festival this
that but then I saw this festival this Mumbai underwater festival and they told
Mumbai underwater festival and they told
Mumbai underwater festival and they told me that those with disabilities can go
me that those with disabilities can go
me that those with disabilities can go scuba diving so I said ok but you know
scuba diving so I said ok but you know
scuba diving so I said ok but you know what I’m gonna do this doesn’t matter if
what I’m gonna do this doesn’t matter if
what I’m gonna do this doesn’t matter if I have a disability if I believe in my
I have a disability if I believe in my
I have a disability if I believe in my mind that I’m disabled then I will not
mind that I’m disabled then I will not
mind that I’m disabled then I will not be able to do anything in my mind I’m
be able to do anything in my mind I’m
be able to do anything in my mind I’m not disabled so that’s another reason
not disabled so that’s another reason
not disabled so that’s another reason why I am against these words they’ve
why I am against these words they’ve
why I am against these words they’ve young the clong differently abled
young the clong differently abled
young the clong differently abled specially abled especially challenged I
specially abled especially challenged I
specially abled especially challenged I am against those words the reason being
am against those words the reason being
am against those words the reason being is it’s kind of like a satisfaction it’s
is it’s kind of like a satisfaction it’s
is it’s kind of like a satisfaction it’s a euphemism to try to make you feel
a euphemism to try to make you feel
a euphemism to try to make you feel better about yourself I’m differently
better about yourself I’m differently
better about yourself I’m differently abled how am i differently abled I am
abled how am i differently abled I am
abled how am i differently abled I am able to do everything that you’re able
able to do everything that you’re able
able to do everything that you’re able to do today the only difference is is
to do today the only difference is is
to do today the only difference is is you can take the steps I take a ramp I
you can take the steps I take a ramp I
you can take the steps I take a ramp I mean this is my lifeline right now your
mean this is my lifeline right now your
mean this is my lifeline right now your legs are your lifeline so we are both
legs are your lifeline so we are both
legs are your lifeline so we are both dependent on our lifelines so how is
dependent on our lifelines so how is
dependent on our lifelines so how is that any different from you and another
that any different from you and another
that any different from you and another one another thing is people assume that
one another thing is people assume that
one another thing is people assume that being disabled is abnormal so please
being disabled is abnormal so please
being disabled is abnormal so please tell me one thing what is normal
tell me one thing what is normal
tell me one thing what is normal can someone give me an answer to that is
can someone give me an answer to that is
can someone give me an answer to that is anything normal
anything normal
anything normal so according a I’m a vegetarian so it’s
so according a I’m a vegetarian so it’s
so according a I’m a vegetarian so it’s just a brief example I’m a vegetarian
just a brief example I’m a vegetarian
just a brief example I’m a vegetarian eating meat is abnormal to me but it
eating meat is abnormal to me but it
eating meat is abnormal to me but it might be normal to avoid a
might be normal to avoid a
might be normal to avoid a non-vegetarian so normalcy is
non-vegetarian so normalcy is
non-vegetarian so normalcy is actually subjective who are we to judge
actually subjective who are we to judge
actually subjective who are we to judge what is normal and what is abnormal so
what is normal and what is abnormal so
what is normal and what is abnormal so these this mindset it needs to be out of
these this mindset it needs to be out of
these this mindset it needs to be out of our mind we need to we need to change
our mind we need to we need to change
our mind we need to we need to change this and once we change these
this and once we change these
this and once we change these mentalities and this this mindset of us
mentalities and this this mindset of us
mentalities and this this mindset of us that is the only way that we will
that is the only way that we will
that is the only way that we will progress towards the future otherwise we
progress towards the future otherwise we
progress towards the future otherwise we will be stuck where we are thank you
will be stuck where we are thank you
will be stuck where we are thank you [Music]
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[Music] [Applause]
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