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DiD yOu KnOw??? I was born with half an arm, (my left arm) But I can do ☺everything☺ like everybuggy, just in a different way!!!
I've met people born without legs or fingers, too. It's VERY rare for any of this to happen, though. Only LESS THAN 2/10 of a percent can have it happen. That's, like, not a lot.
I forget about it a lot. I just try to be myself and have fun. Sometimes people will ask me what happened, but I just tell them the truth! There's nothing wrong with that.
In the winter we hem my long sleeved shirts. That means we cut off the left sleeve and sew it. I have half a tennis ball on my bike to rest my left arm in. I actually am typing with a one-handed keyboard right now.
It just kind of looks like an arm going down to the elbow. Except I do have five ittle fingers; they look like dots.
There's nothing to be afraid of, I'm still the same person, just like ya'll! Luuuuurv ya, CB! Byeas!
Emma, I have a neighbor in her eighties who was born with only one full arm. She raised four children and does everything, and no one thinks of her as handicapped in any way!
Admin
submitted by Emma H., age 12, Asheville, NC
(June 29, 2010 - 12:08 pm)
(June 29, 2010 - 12:08 pm)
I saw on another thread of yours that you play trumpet one-handed! That's really awesome. I always love how people who are handicapped in any way can work around whatever difficulties they have and look on the positive side, like you! I think it's wonderful that you can live a normal life and do everything that people with full left arms can do! Thanks for sharing!
Admin, that's a wonderful story!
~Leaf
(June 30, 2010 - 7:57 am)
Thread:
Everyone should be able to read this thread!
So don't just sit around and lie in bed!*
Move, thread, move and go to the top!
On no account should you dare stop!
~Leaf
*Or whatever threads do. Bed just happened to rhyme with thread...
(June 30, 2010 - 8:03 am)
I agree with Leaf. It's great that it doesn't bother you, and it shouldn't bother anyone else. My cousin was born very little, a dwarf, and while he can't participate in everything, he can still do things in a "normal" way. Thank you for sharing this, Emma.
(June 30, 2010 - 3:23 pm)
Wow. I never knew that, Emma. And the fact that it doesn't bother you is very inspirational. You have now received a spot on my Role Model list. ;-) My brother has autism, he's not that normal, but then again, all brothers aren't. :-) My bro is just a little anti-social butterfly 'sall. I still treat him like he's normal. (I'm not sure if that's a good thing...) One more thing, I have never seen a one-handed keyboard before. *goes on GoogleImages*
Admin: Can you tell your neighbour that she's on my Role Model list also? Please and thank you! :-) I feel like crying.
Yes, I'll tell her. She'll be honored!
Admin
(June 30, 2010 - 7:05 pm)
Awwwwwwe! Thanks, guys! You all are soooo nice I'm so glad I have friends like you! In response to Olive, no, thats not really what it looks like, but that looks cool!
P.S. Adimin-That's an amazing story! Thanks for sharing! Maybe I will meet her someday! ;)
(July 1, 2010 - 11:47 am)
Wow, I never knew that. I really admire you, that it doesn't bother you.
(July 1, 2010 - 6:36 pm)
I really admire you too! That's awesome, because it makes you so special! Actually, I've known three people exactly like that. One guy had half of an arm, and my basketball team schrimaged his team. He was the best player! He was SO good! Also, I was watching my friend's little sister at my friend's track meet while her mom went to get something from the car. My friend's little sister was playing with a little girl with half an arm. She was the CUTEST girl ever!! And my friend's little sister liked to play with her little fingers :) Then, I don't really know this girl, but my sister's friend's sister has an arm like that. Yep! I think its neat!
(July 1, 2010 - 11:10 pm)
I admire you for nowing so many people like that! All of you'all are so supportive and nice!
(July 2, 2010 - 3:23 pm)
Thanks! Yeah, normally I don't really tell my friends on-line, but, I feel like CB is a safe place to share anything!
(July 2, 2010 - 11:29 am)
You are WAY up high on my role model list. There's a girl in my class who can't talk and i HATE how people treat her differently. She talks with ASL (american sign language) I take classes to learn it and I have one tonight
Great story admin!!!!!!!!!
(July 2, 2010 - 2:23 pm)
*remembers something*
There is also a girl in my school. She has full arms and legs but her fingers and toes are really small and round. She plays the trumpet, too!!!!!!!!!!!
(July 3, 2010 - 8:42 am)
Wow! What an inspiration! :) You are a very cool person! :)
Thanks for the story Admin! :)
(July 4, 2010 - 9:31 am)
That's cool!
(July 5, 2010 - 11:03 am)
Wow!! CONGRATULATION!!!
If that were me I wouldn't know what to do!!
You are an amazing person Emma!!!!!!!!!!!
(July 8, 2010 - 1:17 pm)
Wow that's cool! I remember an article in Cricket that was about Peg-Leg Bates. He was a one-legged tap-dancer (although he wasn't born that way)! Tap dancing is one of my most favorite things and he is one of my favorite famous tap-dancers!
(July 8, 2010 - 9:52 pm)