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A Holiday Gift With Meaning: A Blind Girl’s Dream

You who follow the adventures of the Barefoot Blogger know I had a fall in the Fall (pun intended), a trip on a Trip, and I’m still recovering.

After ten weeks of cooping up in a hospital and rehab, I’m back home in Uzés, remembering everything. In retrospect, it was very traumatic. The Fall, ambulance ride, and emergency room experience were sudden and all in French.

I know I’ll get to the “other side” soon. I’ll walk without a limp and have a full range of motion with my arm and shoulder. It’ll just take time.

It seems a coincidence that during my confinement, I learned about a friend’s bad luck that makes my “inconvenience” seem minor. The amazing Verity Smith, the blind equestrian I’ve written about, has lost the horse that was to take her gallantly into the Olympics.

This setback isn’t Verity’s first. She’s faced more than most of us could bear, including a childhood disease that left her blind.

After each setback, Verity gets up again. She finds a way to the “other side.”

Verity Smith inspires me and thousands of others. She gives meaning to so many lives. She needs our help. Please read on…republished from ¨France Today Magazine.

Verity Smith and A Blind Girl’s Dream: Olympic Gold for France

By Deborah Bine

I met and wrote about a most incredible woman, Verity Smith, a couple of years ago. Based in Nîmes, she is an equestrian of dual British-French citizenship who hopes to be the first blind rider in the world to win both a Paralympics and an Olympic medal.

Verity’s life story is an inspiration. It’s a tale of grace and courage, hopes and disappointments, promises and tears. 

Blind girl’s dream

A Holiday Gift with Meaning: A Blind Girl’s Dream

To learn more about a “gift with meaning” for Verity Smith, go directly to the GoFundMe site. Click here

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