This past summer, I have been working in a lab that conducts
research on cancer. While browsing through the numerous papers I had to read
online, I found an interesting article concerning a cancer survivor. Elesha
Turner, a 20-year-old student from Hastings, England, was diagnosed with bone
cancer last year and made the difficult decision to remove some of the bones in
her left leg and replace them with titanium. After her surgery, she was
dismayed to see that her leg, with some of the muscles removed, looked
abnormally thin. Nevertheless, she started rehabilitation almost immediately in
order to recover her ability to walk and move freely.
During rehab, she found an article about Models of
Diversity, a company that encourages disabled models to be a part of the
modeling industry. After contacting the founder, Elesha will now be an
important figure on the company’s disability campaign that intends to change
the public’s perception of handicaps. Although she still relies on crutches,
she will be able to move around freely with further recovery.
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