October 16, 2008
A Profile in Courage
Posted by: admin2 : Category: brain damage, cerebral palsy
Recently I read the story of the reigning Miss Iowa USA, Abbey Curran. This beauty queen reportedly decided to enter her first pageant because a teacher told her she couldn’t do it — it isn’t realistic. Why? Abbey Curran was born with cerebral palsy (CP). She wore leg braces as a child and now walks with a limp that occasionally required that she stabilize herself by holding onto an escort at pagents.
Moreover, a few years ago she founded the Miss You Can Do It pageant for people with special needs and hopes that her new platform will lead to greater participation.
This young woman’s courage and determination is inspiring. There is no doubt in my mind that she will meet her career goal of becoming a commercial airline pilot
