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00:00I remember that as a child, I always wanted to fly like Superwoman over my playground

00:13because I was so angry about how limited I was.

00:22When I was born, my mom was just devastated.

00:25You know, you envision your child to be perfect, you know, ten fingers, ten toes.

00:30She didn't know, you know, what kind of life could I lead.

00:34I was depressed.

00:35I didn't want any visitors.

00:37I closed the curtain and I said, no, let me be by myself to think over what did I do wrong.

00:47My mom was going to take care of me for the rest of my life.

00:51I knew that it would be hard for her to let me go.

00:56As a child, everyone had something I didn't have.

01:00And I knew that people reacted to me different.

01:03Having prosthetic arms, people called me Hook or Robot Girl.

01:09I struck out against that to prove that I could be as independent as anyone.

01:19I remember the t-shirt announcing that we were going to have our dance recital on stage

01:26in front of all our family and friends.

01:28And I didn't want any part of that.

01:31And I was so nervous.

01:32All I could do was look down at my tap shoes.

01:36And then came the time when there was a first round of applause.

01:39She wanted to dance in the back row.

01:46She didn't know if she even wanted to be in the recital or not.

01:49And by showtime, she was ready to dance.

01:53And I've seen such a wonderful change in her.

01:59My entire life, I'd never met anyone with the same condition as me.

02:04But I remember seeing a TV piece about a woman.

02:08Her name was Barbara Guerra and she was a young mom.

02:12She had a baby.

02:13She was changing the baby's diaper.

02:16And after that, I was a different person.

02:20It's really incredible how one person can be that difference for someone.

02:24When was the last time you said, I can't?

02:33How many of you said, I can't, today?

02:38And guess what are the two words that I've eliminated from my vocabulary?

02:41I can't.

02:43I ride with my toes.

02:45I drive a car with my feet.

02:50I use nunchucks with my feet.

02:53And actually, in about a month, I'm getting married.

02:59How many of you really believe that I fly an airplane without any arms?

03:04Let me check how much we got in here.

03:07That's good.

03:08So it was three years of challenges.

03:10But because I had that drive and that desire, I knew that that was going to get me there.

03:17The first challenge I had in flight training, buckling up the harness.

03:21I actually stood up on the seat, buckled the harness first, loosened the straps, slipped

03:27in.

03:31Flying is the ultimate form of independence.

03:41So our young person who rocks this week is 26-year-old Jessica Cox.

03:45Jessica Cox is certified by the FAA to fly with her feet.

03:48If I can fly an airplane, what is it that you can't do?

03:53President Obama met with Jessica Cox at the White House and called her an inspiration.

03:59Nice to meet you guys.

04:02I met people as far as Africa.

04:05I just recently met someone born without arms.

04:08And many people in her community said she doesn't deserve to live.

04:13I'm not going to change everyone's mind on that.

04:16But I travel all over the world saying it's okay to be different.

04:21One of the girls actually that I was mentoring, who was abandoned as an infant in an orphanage

04:26in Siberia, doesn't think any of the guys are going to date her.

04:30I think it's going to be very important that she comes to the wedding to see me in

04:37a dress and figuring out how to throw the bouquet and how to cut the cake with the long

04:42dress on.

04:43And for her to be able to witness that, I think, will change her in a way that my older

04:49mentor changed me.

04:51We kind of relate because we both kind of have a hard life because I can't hear.

04:56Well, I was pretty amazed by what she did.

05:00I don't know how she succeeds like that.

05:04I can tell you today that if I was given the choice, I wouldn't want the arms because

05:09of the wonderful things I've been able to do.

05:11And not necessarily the things like flying a plane, but the lives that I've been able

05:15to touch.

05:29you

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