Saturday, September 29, 2012

I wasn't normal

That's a quote from Nico Calabria, a 17-year-old from Concord, Mass., who just happened to be born without a right leg.  Here's what he had to say about a decision he made when he was 13:  “I hated the prosthetic. It was awkward. It made me look normal, like a person with two legs. But I wasn’t normal. It was just better for me to be happy and in a place where I could do what I wanted in life, and from there, you know . . . find a way to fit in, make a spot for myself, just with crutches.’’ 

And here's what he did when he was 17:



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