I was born with a birth defect called Myelomeningocele Spina Bifida 43 years ago that left me unable to walk or stand and reliant on a wheelchair to get where I needed to go. Born in California and raised mainly in Missouri and Arkansas, I lived my life pretty much like everyone else. I really never considered myself different and I never let my disability define who I am or what I should do with my life. I moved back to California four years ago, ready to begin a new chapter of my life and explore a world I had not been able to explore before.