never not dealing with it. what if it were easier for you to deal with pets than with people ? i can t imagine living without dogs. and what if you went from endurance athletes to wheelchair bound in just six months? you realize oh, this isn t going the way this is my life, you know? how would you cope? tonight we ll meet three people who overcame their odds by doing something that you might think is a joke. we re setting out on a strange trip. but stick with us. it s all about to make sense. think back on your childhood for a moment. do you remember the first time you saw mickey? how excited you were on your face? do you remember watching cartoons as a kid and the happiness that brought you entire industries have been built on this. on having kids experienced this magic. but what if you never grew out of that feeling? there are people whose affinity for animal characters never went away. people like lindsey. you okay? you sure? yes the first thing i notice about her is that
alison machida is a way to transport herself back in time and the mouth moves to oh, me face to face with another furry. still feels pretty surreal. but for alison, it s completely normal. putting that hat on. it s like i become a shada. do you talk as a shada? sometimes it just depends on what it is that i m doing. you know that moment. i am not the sick person in the wheelchair. it s a very releasing feeling. pattern er. i love it. okay? alison found more than just a hobby in the free world experience. first suit makers can bring in up to $10,000 a suit though alison is just a beginner. her business is already booming. within a month. i had worked pegged out through most of this year. now, at this
you their ancestry and how they live, and you know where you might find one. alison decided to tap into her wild side and make a costume of a shada stumbled upon for suits and eventually the furry community. they re artists and writers and just nerds. i really fit right in. she connected with first suit makers online and months later finally brought a shada to life. so what s the red stripe? i had just been diagnosed with lupus, and one of the telltale signs is the lupus butterfly rash. so i decided that i would give her that mark to show that even though she has that it s not everything that she is. how different is a shader from allison? i mean, she s that other part of me that i used to be back when i was healthy, used to be up and running and going and doing all sorts of stuff. i was always exploring and always hunting for different things to do. and i miss that. you know, i miss what i used to be like for
alison found more than just a hobby in the furry world. experienced suit makers can bring in up to $10,000 a suit. though alison is just a beginner her business is already booming. within a month i had pegged out for most of this year. now at this point i m starting to fill up for next year. did you ever think that you could make a living doing this? not a clue. i always had a big passion for wildlife but i never thought i would take the concept of being one with nature quite so literal. does this need to be clipped up the middle? no. that s where the zipper goes. so we ll be sewing it last. have you gotten john into furries. yeah. is he a furry? yeah. after we started dating he was like hey, can i make one? and we re like sure.
[ growling ] i love it. alison found more than just a hobby, experienced suit makers can bring up to $10,000 a suit. though alison is just a beginner her biz is booming. at this point i m filling up work for next year. did you ever think that you could make a living doing this? not a clue. i always had a big passion for wildlife but i never thought i would take the concept of being one with nature quite so literal. does this need to be clipped up the mid signal no. that s where the zipper goes. we ll sew it last. have you gotten john into furries. yeah. is he a furry. after we started dating, he