"Fun" Friday: 29-year-old Aaron Wheelz doesn't give up and jumps a second time despite spina bifida
"I was born with spina bifida, and obviously, I can't ride
a bike or a skateboard, but life gave me a different set of wheels," he said
right out of the gate during his audition.
Being born with spina bifida, he knows what it is like to
be different. Growing up, he's had over 23 surgeries during his lifetime, each
to help him walk or be more independent.
"Growing up with the disability, there's always this push
to walk- you should be working or using crutches- almost as if using a
wheelchair was giving up."
Watching his friends drop in at a skate park, he decided
to just try it. From then on, a passion was born.
After over-rotating on his first try, he defies the odds
by scooting his butt on the stairs for the first few stairs and getting help
from assistants to get to the top.
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