Although the phrase "never say never" has been used often enough to become a cliché, there is something to be said for a refusal to believe that the situation you're in is impossible to overcome.
After all, even the most learned among us can make mistakes and even the most unlikely of events still aren't impossible.
And that has rung especially true for one New York woman who once faced some disheartening odds.
As ABC 7 reported, Nekhidia was only expected to live for three days due to a combination of mysterious conditions.
According to Jamaica Observer, her condition would ensure that her maximum lifetime height would remain a little over two feet tall.
ABC 7 reported that she has had dozens of these fractures in her life, but what may have once seemed like an impossible situation now exists only as a setback to her.
As she said, "I was like, oh my gosh, this is really, really happening. Oh my gosh, I thank God every day."
As her father, Michael, said, "No one has shunned her. Nobody treats her differently, because they see her as tall as they are."
These are also words she has essentially had to live by, as Jamaica Observer reported that her condition is apparently complex enough that doctors still haven't been able to diagnose her.
Part of this will involve pursuing a Master's degree from York college, but she has already co-founded an international non-profit that she uses to motivate others with disabilities.
According to Jamaica Observer, this charity is known as the Harris Family Vision Foundation and it's active in Jamaica, Haiti and St. Vincent.
She said, "I also have a voice, and I love children. They gravitate to me, so I want to help them in every way I can."
h/t: ABC 7
