will surely help her reach her goals that she has
set.
Megan hopes to bring more awareness to
the disease of Alopecia, which affects more people
than we realize along with an anti-bullying message. It can be devastating, especially for a young
girl to have alopecia. Women find a lot of their self
worth in their appearance. To have what some view
as a flaw, that is so obvious, rips away confidence.
As a child that experienced bullying because of
her disease, Megan wants to grow the platform
for anti-bullying. Megan believes that bringing
awareness to this disease will help others be more
understanding and compassionate and help eliminate bullying. We are often afraid of what we do not
understand and shy away from others with visible
differences like alopecia, and some are just plain
cruel. Her hope is that others will be able to see the
value in someone outside of their physical appearance. It is important to value yourself and others
regardless of how they look or what their abilities,
or lack thereof, are. Even in her skating career, Megan gets funny looks because of her appearance.
I admit, I would not have guessed she was a figure
skater at first glance. Tattoos and piercings don’t
exactly say figure skater to me.
Megan would also like to start a skating
program for disabled people, affording them the
opportunity to feel the satisfaction of accomplishment and worth that skating has brought to her
life. She would like to help others know that they
are more capable than society says. After going
through a period of time where she was told that
she couldn’t skate because of her physical abilities,
she overcame her limitations and hopes to help
others do the same
It was easy for me to make the snap judgment that she must have had an easy life growing up since she is so perfect looking in my eyes.
We all make those judgments and should really
consider looking beyond what someone’s physical
appearance says to us. I would have never discovered the true person that she is if I didn’t put down
my guard and get to know her instead of feeling
intimidated by her beauty. We should all put down
our guards, at least on occasion, and see what lies
beyond the physical appearance of one another. It
could be what helps us see ourselves more clearly.
Amanda Davis
www.unhingedcreations.com
www.lightandsaltymedia.com
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It is important
to value yourself
and others...