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Born without legs but... EVERYTHING IS POSSIBLE

Staring at the TV screen, I gasped in admiration.

The incredible Olympic gymnast Dominique Moceanu was leaping right through the air.

‘She’s amazing. I want to be like her,’ I breathed.

‘Well you know you can. Don’t let anything hold you back,’ my mum, Sharon, encouraged me.

She and my dad, Gerald, had always told me that I could do anything.

And despite being born without legs, due to a birth defect, I was determined to achieve my dreams.

My parents

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