{"id":6106,"date":"2016-10-26T06:01:25","date_gmt":"2016-10-26T06:01:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsincerity.wpengine.com\/?p=82"},"modified":"2023-05-19T06:21:18","modified_gmt":"2023-05-19T06:21:18","slug":"lolo-is-sitting-pretty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kilde.org\/new-sincerity\/lolo-is-sitting-pretty\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman With Disability Shows Us How We&#8217;re Similar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lolo Jones may be the next coolest thing on the Internet, thanks to her web series focused on life with a disability.<\/p>\n<p>She\u2019s an open book with a thing or two to say, and the way she tells you comes with the perfect amount of spunk and sass. On her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4jH4GMbuMGo\">Youtube channel,<\/a> she covers all things from boy talk (because we\u2019re never too old for that), to wheelchair fashion, to how to meditate.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cOur lives are not defined by outer appearance, a doctor\u2019s diagnosis, or another\u2019s judgments. Instead our bright spirits, positive beliefs, and the strength we exude everyday are forever.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>At 14 she was diagnosed with a neurological degenerative disease called ALS, which left her permanently wheelchair bound. To this, she simply says: &#8220;This is who I am. This is a part of me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ld0oOAKXmsw\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>She shows us that having a disability isn\u2019t a divisive factor to the rest of the population. We all have our own challenges to get through and that they are, in fact, more similar than we think.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRegardless of my disability, I\u2019m still a woman, I\u2019m still a person, and I still go through things,\u201d she says in one of her videos. \u201cI\u2019m showing a different side of disability. Are you ready to see what this life is really all about?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>Remind your friends to keep winning \u2013 share this story!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lolo Jones may be the next coolest thing on the Internet, thanks to her web series focused on life with a disability. She\u2019s an open book with a thing or two to say, and the way she tells you comes with the perfect amount of spunk and sass. 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