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Do not give up hope Hello everyone! My name is Yao, and I had cancer when I was five, but I do not give up hope. I love music. I love the flute and I like to perform on stage. You are welcome to follow me and see my life and always remember the motto I live by: life can be a hard journey, but always remember to chase your dreams!

I walked across the stage at my high school graduation Hi, I am Whitney. Growing up, I had to rely on another person to do basically everything for me. At the age of 18, I had a baclofen pump implanted in my stomach. The doctor's hope was that it would be easier for someone else to care for me. A month after surgery, I walked across the stage at my high school graduation. I continued to go beyond expectations by living on my own (doing all of my daily living skills by myself), earning a bachelor's degree in rehabilitation services, and then going on to get a masters degree in special education. I am now a motivational speaker spreading a message to always live life to the best of your capabilities. Another motto I want to share: self confidence is the best outfit, rock it and own it!

I have always had a positive outlook on my situation and never made excuses Hi, I'm Trevor and on December 21, 2006 I was hit by a truck on my motorcycle. I suffered a left arm amputation and brachial plexus injury coupled with two collapsed lungs and a lot of road rash. I have always had a positive outlook on my situation and never made excuses. I mistakenly dealt with the nerve and phantom pain for years with alcohol, painkillers, and marijuana. A little over a year ago I stopped using drugs and alcohol and turned to fitness as an outlet. I have never been happier and I have a newfound love for fitnessing. I hope to compete one day!

I was invited to try out for the USA National Team Hi! I'm Abby and I was diagnosed with a chronic pain disorder when I was 13. Luckily I was able to mange my pain on my own for the most part. My junior year in high school, I had a few medical treatments go not as planned. I woke up one morning unable to walk normally. I grew up playing stand up basketball, I was a second degree blackbelt in martial arts, and did just about everything. I had plans to play in college and grow my game. After I realized that I needed a wheelchair for daily transpiration, I found the game of wheelchair basketball. After 6 months of playing with a local men's team, I was recruited to UT-Arlington to play for the Lady Movin' Mavs. This past year, we won our first national championship in our school's history for the women's program. A few months into my first college season, I was invited to try out for the USA National Team. We brought home the gold last summer at the ParaPan American Games in Toronto, and we hope to do the same at the Paralympic Games in Rio this summer!

אין מגבלה שתמנע ממני את שתי האהבות הגדולות שלי: טיולים וחדשנות שמי שי ראשוני, ואני המנכ"ל של prize4life. סיפור החיים שלי מלא בהישגים אישיים גדולים החל מהטסת מטוסים מסחריים ועד לשירות בצה"ל כקולונל ביחידת המודיעין. אני בעל תואר שני במנהל עסקים, יש לי אישה נהדרת ושני בנים. חרשתי את העולם כמדריך טיולים, הקמתי חברות חדשניות, סיימתי את איש הברזל והשתתפתי בספורט אקסטרימי. אני יודע שאנשים חשבו שה-ALS תמנע ממני לעשות מה שאני אוהב, אבל היא לא. לעולם לא אפסיק לעבוד וליצור. אין מגבלה שתמנע ממני את שתי אהבותיי הגדולות: טיולים וחדשנות. החידוש האחרון שלי הוא סטארט-אפ חדש שנקרא בקרת עיניים שיסייע לאנשים עם מגבלות פיזיות לתקשר בקלות וטוב יותר מאי פעם. אני מאמין שכל עוד אתה מאמין, אתה יכול לעשות כל דבר! לעולם אל תפסיקו להאמין ותוכלו לשנות את העולם! No limitation will stop me from my two great loves: traveling and innovating My name is Shay Rishoni,​ and I am the CEO of prize4life. ​My life story is full of great personal achievements from flying ​commercial ​airplanes to serving in the Israeli military as a colonel​ in the intelligence unit. I have an MBA, a wonderful wife and two sons. I trecked the world as a tour guide, founded innovative companies and I completed the iron man and participated in extreme sports. I know that people thought that the ALS will stop me from doing what I love, but it didn't. I will never stop working and creating. No limitation will stop me from my two great loves: traveling and innovating. My recent innovation is a new startup called eye control that will help people with physical limitations communicate easily and better than ever. I believe that as long as you believe, you can do anything! Never stop believing and you can change the world!

I want to tell the world my story Hi I'm Pauline. I’m 22 years old, and currently training for the Hand Bike Battle in Austria. A few years back I had an accident leaving me with a Spinal Cord Injury level L2. Through hard work, rehabilitation and a lot of struggles, I managed to get my life back on track and I feel better than ever! I want to tell the world my story and show that no matter what life throws at you, you choose how you're going to react on it. I love to lift, ride my hand-bike and inspire people by telling my story. My life motto: Just go after whatever makes you happy!

Be yourself and always remember Hakuna Matata I was born with my lower right arm missing. I was bullied a lot in Primary School but overcame it to become Scotland’s Fastest ever S9 100m butterfly swimmer. I switched to Triathlon in 2015, and I have competed on the world stage 5 times in the last 12 months for Great Britain. A few words I live by and want to pass on to you: Be yourself and always remember Hakuna Matata!

But they didn’t know who they were dealing with... Hi- my name is Joshua and I’m a 42 year old adaptive skateboarder/snowboarder/surfer. I was born in '74 w/ Spina Bifida Myelomeningocele. Doctors told my mother I would never walk, wouldn't leave home, and would need constant care for my whole life. They said I would struggle in life with work and relationships. A bunch of negative stuff! But they didn’t know who they were dealing with... At age 42 I have had a life of struggles, countless doctors appointments, endless bullying in my school years, which drove me to sever depression to the point of being suicidal. But that which doesn’t kill you, makes you stronger. I found a strength in my later years that I never thought I possessed. This strength came partly from my faith and partly from just living through the hard times that life threw my way. I developed a strong self worth and security, growing mentally and emotionally stronger each day. I developed what I call “PMA”- Positive Mental Attitude! Despite having 32 surgeries, I’m living out life long dreams of being a sponsored adaptive skateboarder and promoting PMA worldwide. I am also happily married to the raddest, most supportive wife! Always remember: you CAN do whatever you put your mind to. PMA ALL THE WAY!

פגשתי ילדה שציירה עם הפה והחלטתי לנסות בעצמי ב-25 בנובמבר 1994, חיי התהפכו לגמרי. מתלמידת תיכון פעילה וספורטאית, שאהבה ליצור מלאכות יד, נפגעתי כתוצאה מטראנסברס מיאליטיס (Transverse Myelitis), תסמונת נדירה בה נוצרה דלקת חריפה בחוט השדרה שלי והותירה אותי משותקת מהכתפיים ומטה, תלויה במכונת הנשמה. לאחר שנגמלתי ממכונת ההנשמה וכשהייתי עדיין בשיקום, פגשתי בבחורה שציירה עם הפה והחלטתי לנסות זאת בעצמי. התחלתי לצייר בצבעי מים ואחר כך עברתי לצבעי אקריליק, איתם אני מציירת עד היום. I met a girl who painted with her mouth and decided to give it a try myself On November 25th 1994, my life turned completely upside down. From a very active high school student and an athlete who loved making hand crafts, I was struck down with Transverse Myelitis, a rare syndrome that inflated my spinal cord and left me paralyzed from the shoulders down and ventilator dependent. After coming off the ventilator and while in rehabilitation, I met a girl who painted with my mouth and decided to give it a try myself. I started painting with water colors and later moved to acrylics, with which I paint today. עובדת בחברת היי טק ואמא לאיתי, ילד בן ארבע וחצי אני בעלת תואר ראשון במדעי המחשב ותואר שני עם תזה במנהל עסקים ומערכות מידע. עובדת בחברת היי-טק ואמא לאיתי, ילד בן ארבע וחצי! בשנת 2003 התקבלתי לארגון אמני הציור בפה או ברגל (ארגון התומך כלכלית באמנים שאינם יכולים לצייר עם הידיים ע"י מכירת מוצרים שונים עליהם מודפסים ציורי האמנים) כמקבלת מלגה ובשנת 2015 הפכתי לחברה-שותפה בארגון. בשנים 2012 ו-2017 כתבתי ואיירתי שני ספרי ילדים שיצאו לאור על ידי הארגון ונמכרים בהצלחה בישראל. I work in a hi-tech company and I'm a mother I have a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science and a Masters Degree and thesis in Business Administration and Information Systems. I work in a hi-tech company and I am a mother to Itay, a two-year old boy! In 2003, I was granted a scholarship by the Mouth or Foot Painting Artists Association and in 2012 wrote and illustrated a children’s book that was published by the association and widely sold in Israel.

I stay active and keep on doing the things I love! Hi, I'm Malia . I'm 13 years old and I live in Hawaii. I have Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, a neurological pain condition, which put me in a wheelchair and not having much movement in my legs. I love to play basketball and swim. Even though I may seem like I shouldn't be able to do much, I stay active and keep on doing the things I love!

About us Hello, we are Danny and Meetra. Danny is 30 and lives in Brazil and Meetra is 26 and lives in the United States. We were both born with Spina Bifida Myelomeningocele and Hydrocephalus. Our long distance story began when I met my boyfriend (Danny) on Instagram, while I searched for ideas to better my fitness while living with a disability. I came across Danny's picture where he was doing the plank. I took the chance and commented on a random fellow spina bifida individuals plank photo, even though I knew how to do the plank. He responded almost immediately and we started talking more and more gradually on Instagram messages and then soon after we added on all the other sites like Facebook, Skype and WhatsApp. We spoke for 6 months, before he came and visited me in Wisconsin so we could meet for the very first time. It was the most amazing 10 days of both of our lives. From the moment I picked him up at the airport, I knew we shared a special bond and that I had found my special someone. I had not only found my best friend, but my partner in crime, my first love and my one and only. We both have been living our lives not letting Spina Bifida live us. Nothing is impossible if you put your mind to it. We hope to inspire so many other individuals through our fitness, videos and photos that if you're going through a similar situation, that nothing is impossible.

Despite the limitations in my physical movement, I have received my BA Degree in TV Production, and pursued a passion of video editing My name is Lolo. I became physically disabled at 14-years-old after being diagnosed with A.L.S (Lou Gehrig's disease). Now, at almost 30-years-old I use a motorized wheelchair for my primary ambulate needs. Despite the limitations in my physical movement, I have received my BA Degree in TV Production, and pursued a passion of video editing, currently working in the field of film distribution and simultaneously producing my own reality YouTube web-series "Sitting Pretty."