Yachtswoman sails through adversity using her mouth
source: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/more_sport/sailing/article6816329.ece
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A woman has sailed around Britain using her mouth and three straws. No, she's not nuts - Hilary Lister, 37, has a degenerative disorder which has resulted in her losing the ability to control the rest of her body.
Mrs Lister successfully became the first female paraplegic to navigate the island, using a “sip and puff” system of three straws linked to pressure-sensitive switches on her keelboat.
I'd love to say congratulations and 'wow, what an inspiration' - but no. Thanks to her awesomeness in the face of real adversity, the rest of us - more abled folk - feel like we have to try harder to do stuff now. And have less excuses.
Grrr! :D
Mrs Lister successfully became the first female paraplegic to navigate the island, using a “sip and puff” system of three straws linked to pressure-sensitive switches on her keelboat.
I'd love to say congratulations and 'wow, what an inspiration' - but no. Thanks to her awesomeness in the face of real adversity, the rest of us - more abled folk - feel like we have to try harder to do stuff now. And have less excuses.
Grrr! :D
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richjm
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That's baffilingly incredible. What an amazing achievement.
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