Story Asha Akter

My name is Asha Akter. I’m 15 years old and I have cerebral palsy and epilepsy. I am a high school student. I want to learn, but school is anything but fun for me.

Due to my cerebral palsy, I walk differently, classmates imitate and ridicule me. Then I feel very sad and I sometimes want to die. One day at school I suddenly had a seizure. Instead of helping me, all my classmates ran away in fear. Leaving me alone on the class floor. During a seizure, my body is very weak and I need someone’s support to get back up after the seizure. When I finally got up and went outside, again everyone ran away. Since then, no one likes to sit next to me. I sit alone on the last bench of the class because everyone thinks that if they sit with me, they will have the same problem as me. But I can’t give my disability and epilepsy to someone else! I hope everyone will understand that one day. Also, my family, because they don’t let me sleep indoors after an epileptic seizure.

Despite people laughing at me and my challenges I will make sure to succeed in high school. My disability is also my motivation.

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