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Tuesday 12 November 2013

TED Talk- an unexpected place of healing



I looked at some very inspiring talks on Ted this lady's story however, I think is an inspiration. She described the experience of being re-educated and rebuilding her life following a road traffic accident. she talks about being left blind and her mobility was severely impaired among other injuries. The ordeal was still to this day difficult to deal with as shown by how emotional she got as she spoke. Where most people might have given up hope she was inspired and helped by those around her including the group of pensioners in the home she goes to. There are some very funny incidents she describes including being taught to swear as her speech recovered - you can imagine the group of men finding it hilarious!
So it is overall a lighthearted and uplifting account as she does not dwell on the obviously painful and traumatic road to recovery. she tells us instead how through reeducation and the pensioners pooling their varied skills and experience she was able to reach the point she is at today. i think her approach and the collaborative effort she describes are a lesson  and inspiration to us all. If only more of us could take this attitude and be willing to be this selfless in helping others.  

1 comments:

Unknown said...

Hi Rachel,
This is amazing, thank you for sharing it with us all. I love being inspired by other people and their experiences and her account puts things into perspective :)

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