Tetra-Amelia Syndrome, the Spin!

 Hello Lovelies!


    Below is the most amazing thing I've seen all day:) Indeed, he's an incredible individual. As an English language lover, let me break this down. "Tetra" is from the Latin, meaning "four". "Amelia", aside from its obvious charm, means "improve." So let's think about our man Prince Randion (coolest name ever) in a different way, as I believe is an improved viewpoint for all people with a disability. His "lack" of four extremities didn't detract from his experience at all. Indeed, finding ways to compensate for what wasn't there improved Randion's life! One could argue it did so in four ways-- giving him mobility, adaptability, fortitude an purpose.

    Wouldn't it be spectacular if everyone thought of a disability that way? That instead of the lack of something (a limb, neuro-typical thinking) or the presence of a condition (Cerebral Palsy, auto-immune difficulties, paralysis) what was emphasized was the individual's uniqueness?!

    I can tell you, when I saw Randion on the muddy ground during a rain storm, I fought an urge to panic; it would be positively terrifying! Imagine a knife in his teeth? The dexterity of a tongue and teeth that rolled and smoked a cigarette could certainly cause damage to the human body.

    And that makes me so proud of my community. Hidden dragons that we are.  You don't suspect us, we look harmless. But just beneath our feeble frames we hide an adaptability and tenacity that the non-disabled have never had to call upon. Myself, because I lack the physical strength, I have built neuro-plasticity and a pain tolerance that is largely unchallenged. Just when you think you have me beat, I'll insult you in Latin.

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