Version En Español
I was fortunate to meet a very inspirational young woman at Blogher. Laurita Tellado has a blog called Holdin Out For A Hero. Her mission is to bring awareness to those that have Spina Bifida. We connected right away and took the opportunity to video her to help support her cause.
I have been so busy since I came back from Blogher and finally got to my video clips this weekend. Luckily, I was able to listen to her again and realized that the one year anniversary of her blog is today! So I am happy to share this because Laurita inspired me so much. Her smile and energy is contagious.
When I was a freshman in high school, I met Beki, who was to become my best friend for life. At 12 years old, she was wearing a body brace due to severe scoliosis. She had to wear that bulky body brace 24/7. After 3 years of knowing her, she came up to me at school one day with a big smile asking me if I noticed anything different. I looked and looked without “seeing” any change. Finally, after a couple of minutes, she burst out that she no longer had the brace. It was so strange. I never paid attention to the body brace. She was just Beki, my fun loving silly friend.
Laurita is that kind of person, and even more. After you hang out with her for a few days, her radiance is much bigger than her disability. Unfortunately, Laurita cannot take away the condition that she was born with. But I do believe that God gives us challenges for a reason and I know in my heart that, at her young age, she will accomplish many milestones in her life.
She just graduated from College with a Bachelors degree in Interdisciplinary Studies. I wish her the best in her dream of finding a sponsor to support her cause. She has been blogging every day for one entire year, 365 posts. Now that is dedication and passion! Congratulations Laurita!..xoxo.
If you know of anyone to help her with her dream, give her a shout out on Twitter @laurita86
I interviewed her in Spanish too and the post will be coming right up. I’m going to share right now that the clock ticked past midnight – August 29th, Laurita’s 1 yr blog anniversary!