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In the world there are some celebrities with disabilities who are an example to follow, since nothing has prevented them from getting ahead and being the best at what they do.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a disability is a condition of the body or mind (impairment) that makes it more difficult for a person to perform certain activities (activity limitation) and interact with the world than expected. surrounds (restrictions on participation).
Despite these limitations, these five public figures fulfilled their dreams and inspire others in the same conditions to do the same.
5 celebrities with disabilities
Stephen Hawking
At the age of 22, the British theoretical physicist, cosmologist and science popularizer was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a neurodegenerative disease characterized by “progressive degeneration of motor neurons.” However, he invented the “theory of everything”; that is, he was the first scientist who tried to unify Einstein’s Theory of General Relativity with the laws of Quantum Physics.
Frida Kahlo
The life of the Mexican painter was marked by physical pain, in 1913 she fell ill with poliomyelitis, this disease left her with a permanent sequel: her right leg was much thinner than the left.
In 1925 he had an accident when he was traveling on a bus, it was hit by a tram, which caused the perforation of the pelvis, as well as a fracture of the spine, the clavicle, several ribs, and he fractured a leg in eleven different places.
Despite the fact that this accident made her unable to perform many movements, she became an internationally recognized painter.
Andrea Bocelli
The Italian tenor was born with a congenital glaucoma problem; although he lost his sight at the age of 12 due to a blow to the head, which he suffered when he was playing soccer.
Despite his visual impairment, Bocelli has been recognized with awards and accolades ranging from appointment as a Grand Officer of the Order of Merit in his home country to a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and inclusion in the book of the Guinness World Records.
Danielle Alvarez
The 33-year-old former Colombian beauty queen suffered the amputation of part of her left leg due to ischemia, after an operation.
In May 2020, the model underwent an operation after an abnormal mass was found in her abdomen; A month later, Daniella had complications from the intervention and from ischemia, so she underwent other surgeries, during which they tried to save her leg, although the doctors were unsuccessful.
“We spoke with the doctors and with my family, and I made the decision – between having a non-functional foot and the option of a prosthesis, which allows me to dance, ride a bike, run and all the things I like – to have the surgery tomorrow. ”, Álvarez said when informing his decision.
Gaten Matarazzo
The actor known for playing Dustin Henderson in the Netflix series Stranger Things, made known to the world, through statements to People magazine, that he suffers from cleidocranial dysplasia, an extremely rare hereditary alteration that is due to a genetic mutation and It mainly affects the bones and teeth.
The celebrities on this list are characterized by not giving up despite their disabilities, which did not prevent him or have prevented him from moving forward.
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