Well. Theyve lived with this trauma for decades. Telling children the Kidnapping Campaign of nazi germany starts april 28th monday tell me you. Look like. This is joining. The mind. He was told he would never be able to walk. Since birth he suffered from a stream of muscle spasms despite all the odds he wants to be accepted as an athlete and a sports. We call. He relies on a handful of carers 16 hours a day. Johnny is in a constant fight against bureaucratic hurdles and exclusions is his way out. When it comes to my body and my disability sports is my elixir of life without it i wouldnt be able to lead an independent life because i wouldnt be able to move properly and thats why sports is my medicine my only form of medicine and i wanted to stay that way so it is also. How i came to study sports is actually a funny story i wanted to study medicine to go into my own field of treatment but couldnt do that because of the practical year and then my former physiotherapist said to me why dont you study something where you can implement your training sports my 1st reaction was hes off his rocker so i asked are you going to run the 3000 meters for me in the Aptitude Test or what i felt like. I have the severest form of this disability with a strong focus on my legs because of this i normally shouldnt be able to sit or even walk or eat by myself. Today johnnys usual Swimming Pool is occupied. Thats why hes had to settle for the cold base. The cold water can be problematic and makes his muscles cramp even more. To keep warm he has the power through from the start. He can only rely on his arms while swimming because his legs are partially paralyzed. Johnny has a rigorous training regime on average he spends 4 hours per day working out. Johnny doesnt just swim hes a bit of a daredevil and does tons of crazy stuff. And so i actually got the idea of jumping off the 7 and a half meter tower by chance as well. As a 7 so i was angry that people dont treat me like a normal person even people that have known me for a long time. Have been the course some things make me nervous but am i really scared something could happen but i could also just fall over on the street and hit my head. I wouldve turned up if i think about my fears no im not scared i do. Try things out and see whether they work out so not. After swimming johnny has a quick chat with one of his favorite professors to discuss his studies and future of politico. And i got the rights of. These evil. Events kind of other than of images from the. Moments when we should only have until when we can exhibit numbers and. In how do i say its classy and. The. Fun since it doesnt mean they wont even allow challenge. Johnny is not that optimistic about the situation disabled people face jeremy universities one even someone i know but it sometimes i get the feeling that for sports universities the most important thing is the performance of the athletes and the way you are perceived there relates to the amount of medals you win and thats why i have the feeling a wheelchair doesnt fit into the image of a sports university. When confronted with johnnys views the head of the universitys Disability Office has a different opinion. I deeply regret and strongly disagree with the statement of no one from my perspective it was never important if someone brings back a medal or not. If we take a look at the 20 to 30 students at our university with challenging disabilities i dont think any of them will say im only welcome here because i might win a medal someday. And i think theyll say we are allowed to study here like everyone else and were judged by the same criteria we are being treated equally. They have to behave. One of the most challenging exercises for johnny is walking. A few times a week he trains for one hour without crutches to counter the imbalances in his body has developed his own methods. This with its difficult to tell me that he gets tightened bit by bit and holds my back straight so i can walk upright on the treadmill to open up until all. Right. Johnny doesnt see. Himself as a regular part of the student body. He believes that sometimes the other students have problems treating him like a normal person he feels left out. And they go. It can be relevant to me as well the line of thinking of im quite independent yet still i am often left behind along with all the training i need to do its a key reason that makes me really sad and its mentally quite tough to process them with the steps and i will say this specially if its just you and your care is for so many years. My advantage is that i have my sport and that is my outlet for my frustration mine maintain an untruth a. Journey also struggles with everyday situations even in germany being in a wheelchair means encountering many obstacles. So. I am only in those moment. When done for going on to another one and part. Of. What may seem like a minor inconvenience can amount to a detour of several stops and a huge waste of time. Well. Done the ability to have. To live a more or less independent life journey requires physical assistance but around the clock care is expensive. Normally the states or thirtys pay for the last 5 months johnny hasnt received any money thats a finance everything out of his own pocket almost 40000. 00 euros. Its of the. 3 different states or thirtys are fighting over who is financially responsible for johnny. I fight to live a selfdetermined life yet in the end i am the one suffering along with my care as i have to pay in advance and no one cares how i do it. When asked to comment on the delay the council now responsible for johnny cited procedural errors in question his monthly budget. Despite all the odds johnny continues to fight against his own body and all the obstacles in his way. To counter the inward rotation of his left knee jonny need someone to help and coordinate his movements. His partially paralyzed legs need weights to feel the impact of his feet on the treadmill. Because of the muscle tension in his body everything he does burns at least twice as many calories as a person with out his disability shock. Johnny is an exception most people with this condition could even dream of doing the things he does without his training he would not be able to walk swim or do any other things so sports remains his only therapy. Either i dont train at all in my physique deteriorates to such an extent that i drop into the category im supposed to belong in meaning everything will be paid for even the 20 meter cab ride to university or i do everything in my power to improve my physique and in theory save the government some money instead they reduce my installments even though i only want to live a selfdetermined life. If johnny loses his fitness he loses his freedom. He has more plans and goals he wants to fulfill he wants to start his own business designing sportswear and become a motivational coach. He wants to climb Sugarloaf Mountain in brazil and if surfing ever becomes a paralympic sport hell do anything to take part. So there is no impulse. If it doesnt work i need to find a way it takes a long time before i accept something doesnt work for you. And says be any. I am. I am. Here to use or am recording. I am trying to. Get. His parish doors in madrid have always been open to everyone. 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