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Day 1472: Happy 20th Birthday Neethu

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“Having a sister is like having a best friend you can’t get rid of. You know whatever you do, they’ll still be there.” ~ Amy Li

 

It’s 1 : 28 PM on day 1472 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to pray, brush my teeth, read Proverbs 10, publish my Disability of the Day feature, feed myself egg with bread and a banana  for breakfast and work on my upcoming campaign – I’ve been asking people for donations before this campaign even starts so far I’ve been touched but people’s generosity so far only a few people have said no and they weren’t even proper nos those nos were more like we’ll see I have never had as much hope in humanity as I do right now 🙂

 

Today is my sister’s birthday on this day twenty years ago my sister was born and although I don’t remember the day of my sister’s birth I can honestly say my life wouldn’t be the same without her from her I learned to be bold and fearless I wish for her a life filled with meaning and happiness. Happy Birthday Neethu we love you.

Day 1425: 5 Life Lessons for My Brother On His 14th Birthday

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“Birthdays are good for you. Statistics show that the people who have the most live the longest.” – Larry Lorenzoni

 

It’s 1  : 55  PM on day 1425 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to  pray, read Psalm 113, feed myself a peanut butter sandwich and bananas for breakfast,  publish my Disability of the Day feature and help my friend Ramon Thomas promote his event – on August 21 Ramon will be interviewing entrepreneurs if you like to attend this online event RSVP here https://plus.google.com/events/c6crpfi3qqk2i7o1unfht5abke8 .

 

Today is my brother’s 14th birthday (happy birthday Kevin) and in honour of that I wrote down 5 life lessons that I’ve learned that I’d like to pass on to him. Take a look:

5 Life Lessons for My Brother On His 14th Birthday

  1. Always say please and thank you because nobody on this planet is here to serve you if they do it’s because they want to not because they have to.
  2. Always be grateful for everything you have because there are people out there who have less than you who still manage to smile.
  3. Listen to your elders because although they don’t know everything they do know more than you because they’ve been alive longer than you.
  4. Never give up because the difference between winners and losers is that losers quit when winners carry on.
  5. Do everything you can and more to help people because when all is said and done people won’t remember how much money you had or how many cars you had but they will remember all the things you did to help others.

Day 1237: Happy Birthday Mom

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An ounce of mother is worth a pound of clergy. – Rudyard Kipling

 

It’s 1  : 22 PM on day 1237 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to brush my teeth, pray,  read Ezra 4, feed myself eggs with bread for breakfast, promote my Eradicate AIDS campaign – my aunt and uncle donated $100 (thank you aunty and uncle)  which brings my total raised to $233.85 I am so happy and grateful :)– publish my Disability of the Day feature,  help our housekeeper make scones – it’s my mom’s birthday today and I really wanted to do something nice for her so I enlisted our housekeeper’s help and we made scones (I read out the recipe and instructed her on what to do and she did it)  hopefully mom will enjoy the scones when she gets back – and chatted to our neighbor – she came by to drop off the pudding she made for mom’s birthday she’s the sweetest woman she remembers all our birthdays and brings us all something people like her make me want to be a better person.

 

Today is my mother’s birthday which is an important day to me because I wouldn’t be who I am without her she has taught me faith, love and strength. Happy Birthday mom thank you for all the lessons you’ve taught me and all the things you do for me I hope I’m the kind person you can be proud of.

Day 193

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If I have seen further it is only by standing on the shoulders of giants. – Sir. Isaac Newton

It’s 11: 35 PM on day 193 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to brush my teeth, cut my birthday cake (see pictures below) and feed it to myself while watching the Cricket World Cup match: South Africa vs. New Zealand–we lost and are out of the world cup and of course it stings a little but in the bigger scheme of things it’s just a game … people are dying in Japan – and tweet about my Clean Water For All Campaign for a few hours – someone who prefers to remain anonymous donated $54.92 – both you and I know who you are thank you for your donation 🙂  

Today being my birthday and all I would like to dedicate this post to:

  • My mother who does things for me that nobody else would do

 

  • My father who has taught me everything I need to know about myself to survive in this world

 

  • My siblings who never complain even when my parents give me more attention just because I am on a wheelchair

 

  • My extended family who show me every day that I am not in this alone

 

  • Virginia – our late housekeeper – who has taught me how to love unconditionally

 

  • Gerda – my physiotherapist – who expects me to go out and do great things in spite of my disability

    

  • Nelson Mandela who has taught me courage of conviction

 

  • Oprah who has taught me that you receive more when you give    

 

The cake

The cake out of the box

 

Me cutting the cake (my eyes appear closed because I am looking down at the cake)