A woman with Down syndrome proved her doubters well and truly wrong by finishing law school to become the first lawyer with the condition in her city, and perhaps all of Latin America. Earlier this ...
Alex Lewis is a man who truly personifies the concept of refusing to give up on life. In November 2013, the father of one caught what he thought was simply “man flu.” However, his sickness ...
Bullying is one of the most despicable aspects of modern society, I’m sure we can all agree. Prejudice against someone based on something as trivial as appearance is truly abhorrent behavior, but unfortunately social media ...
Walking across the stage to receive a diploma is a special moment in many people’s lives, and to the Class of 2020, it’s meant even more than in previous years. But to Allie Gilkerson, a ...
The groundbreaking campaign comes from Surf Style, a surf clothing and souvenir chain, who hired 16-year-old high school junior Ethan Holt, from St. Petersburg, Florida, to model some of their products. Ethan has Down syndrome, which doesn’t ...
Nikki’s unbelievable weight was caused by an addiction to food. ”My weight is debilitating. My body is so painful, I hate it. But I say this to myself. Food is an addiction to me and ...
Ronnie credits two women with helping him lose weight. The first is the songer-songwriter Taylor Swift. She provided the soundtrack for Ronnie’s daily 3-hour workouts and her music gave him the strength to keep fighting ...
Alvina’s boyfriend’s verbal assaults broke her. She developed a food addiction and eventually became so big that she had to buy all of her clothes from the men’s department. Image Source: YouTube The mother of ...
Image Source Throughout her childhood, Tracy was told she was fat. Classmates teased her constantly and called her terrible names. It got so bad that no one would talk to her, and she was left out, just because of her weight. ...
Jono is suffering from Treacher Collins syndrome, a syndrome characterized by craniofacial deformities. He was just a few hours old when his parents abandoned him because of how he looked. During his childhood years he ...