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  • How do you drive?

  • I drive with my hands.

  • *Gabrielle in awe*

  • Hi!

  • Hi.

  • My name is Amin.

  • -It's nice to meet you Amin. I'm Crystal. -Nice to meet you.

  • Georgia.

  • Georgia, nice to meet you.

  • Desmond.

  • Desmond, Amin.

  • You guys know why you're here?

  • *thinking intensifies*

  • Not....

  • Is there anything you guys wanna ask me?

  • How did you injure yourself?

  • I actually didn't have an injury!

  • Then why do you have the wheelchair machine?

  • Because I have a muscle condition.

  • I have muscular dystrophy.

  • It causes my muscles to get weak over time.

  • That sounds really really

  • REALLY bad.

  • Mmhm.

  • Can you walk?

  • No, I can't walk.

  • How do you move around?

  • Wheelchair.

  • Oh.

  • She knows.

  • You guys wanna see?

  • Yeah.

  • Your guys' toes protected?

  • -Yep! -Yeah?

  • I can spin around.

  • (laughing)

  • Wheeeeee!

  • (chuckling)

  • *Desmond trying not to smile*

  • I want to try.

  • You want to try?

  • Be careful. You don't want to bite your brother's toes.

  • I do!

  • (cheerful music)

  • Have you ever been bullied from being in a wheelchair?

  • I never got bullied for being in a wheelchair.

  • But, I did get bullied for being very smart.

  • What's your favorite animal?

  • I love dogs.

  • - Aw. - Dogs are pretty awesome.

  • Do you think I'll be good at football?

  • You'd be good as a wide receiver?

  • I'll take that.

  • Do you think I'll be good at football?

  • You can't walk, why would I?

  • Hmm.

  • Good point.

  • What are you looking at?

  • My hands?

  • (chuckling)

  • What do you think of my hands?

  • They're really long?

  • Are the muscles in your fingers deteriorated as well?

  • Yeah.

  • Would it be hard to write and type?

  • Yeah, so I can't type anymore.

  • I use voice-recognition software?

  • Oh yeah!

  • That must be helpful.

  • Woaahh...

  • I want that app.

  • How do you go to the bathroom?

  • Number 1 or Number 2?

  • (laughing)

  • Stand up, pull my pants down.

  • (nervous laugh)

  • Do my business.

  • *disgusted*

  • How do you get dressed?

  • Like, do you guys get help from your mom?

  • -Nope. -Yeah.

  • No?

  • I don't.

  • -That is a total lie. -(chuckles)

  • I like your hair.

  • -Thank you. - It's cool.

  • Can you swim?

  • I don't know how to swim.

  • Could you still play tag?

  • Nooo.

  • I'm not really good at tag, but I can still play.

  • Are you happy?

  • Yeah.

  • I get to inspire people.

  • I get to share my story, share what challenges I have

  • And how I overcame them.

  • That's really good!

  • Good job!

  • Pound it.

  • Good job!

  • It's just like talking to a normal person.

  • ...and a chair. That has wheels.

  • That's all!

  • -Do you like me? - Mmhm

How do you drive?

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