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Feeling alone?...You are not

Last night when I got home I happened to turn on the show 20/20 and they were doing a special on "the Good Doctor" which is a TV show about a doctor who has autism and is successful. They then showed real life doctors who have disabilities. They did a segment on a doctor who has Cerebral Palsy who walks exactly like me and almost mirrors myself. I was immediately filled with emotions because I never meet individuals like me so to see someone like me and who has the same feelings about life as I do is incredible.

Let me tell you..

He applied to 12 different medical schools and got denied even though he was very much so qualified. Just like me I interviewed for 14 jobs before I got my current job. He said a lot of the medical schools didn't let him in because of his disability which is exactly how I felt when interviewing for a job.

His doctors growing up told him he would never walk and would not be able to have a career, which is exactly what the doctors told my parents and I. Hah!! Look us now!

He works with special needs patients just like I work with special needs students to be their "superhero" and show them they are capable of being successful.

He even said the same thing that I always say in this blog that we are all handicapped in this world and we all struggle with something just our struggle is on display for all the world to see. Like what! I say that all the time when describing what I feel about my physical disability.

After watching this I began to think wow Nicole you are not alone in your struggles that you face in this world. There is someone out there just like you that has had to fight and prove themselves capable of holding a career like everyone else. I wish I could meet this doctor but in the meantime I can sit here and say yes living with a high functioning disability is lonely because it is rare to find those individuals but open your eyes and know that there are others in the same boat as you somewhere in this world.

This is just a reminder to me and to you that no matter what you are going through in this world there is someone out there going through the same thing. Open your eyes, pray for that someone, and be ready to realize yes your struggle sucks but you will push on and face it just like others have.

Here is the link to the show if you want to watch! http://abc.go.com/shows/2020/episode-guide/2017-12/22-122217-The-Good-Doctors-Brilliance-and-Bravery

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