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somebody that doesn’t have<br />
an impairment. That’s what<br />
adaptive sports is to me. That’s<br />
how I show people that would<br />
only typically see the chair, that<br />
there’s something beyond that.”<br />
The athlete understands that<br />
she has been given more than<br />
some people as far as opportunities<br />
go. She said she feels<br />
lucky to have the support and<br />
love that she has in her life,<br />
from her family, coaches, and<br />
friends.<br />
This support group includes<br />
her sister, Lauren Perry, who<br />
lives in Tennessee.<br />
“I think she’s ready to have<br />
her independence,” said her<br />
sister. “I think it’ll help everything<br />
about her life. She’ll get to<br />
go and step out of the bedroom<br />
that me and her shared for<br />
years. I see why it’s scary, and<br />
it may be taking her longer than<br />
some people.”<br />
Perry wants the world to understand<br />
that she doesn’t allow<br />
her failures<br />
to get in the<br />
way of what<br />
she is trying<br />
to accomplish<br />
and she lives<br />
a normal<br />
life, just like<br />
everyone else,<br />
despite her<br />
impairments.<br />
She encourage<br />
others to do<br />
the same.<br />
“I wake up<br />
everyday and<br />
I’m lucky to<br />
do the things I<br />
do,” she said.<br />
“I’m not in a<br />
place where<br />
I’m mad at the<br />
situation I’m<br />
in. Anything<br />
can be worked<br />
around when<br />
you have the<br />
guts and the<br />
wherewithal<br />
to say ‘This is<br />
my goal. This<br />
is my dream.<br />
I’m not going<br />
to stop until it<br />
happens.’”<br />
Photo by Jennifer Lugo<br />
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