Megan Absten es una joven estadounidense que perdió el brazo izquierdo en un accidente cuando tenía tan solo 14 años de edad, sin embargo eso no fue un obstáculo para ella y decidió salir adelante convirtiéndose en alguien totalmente independiente.
Así fue como esta mujer logró llegar a obtener dos medallas de plata en los Juegos Paralímpicos de Estados Unidos del 2013, y decidió compartir su historia de éxito en YouTube. Allí, publica videos de su vida diaria, cómo se maquilla, haciendo deporte e incluso explica cómo tratar con alguien a quien le falta una parte de su cuerpo.
Megan tiene un gran sentido del humor y en muchos de sus videos le hace divertidas bromas a las personas. Sus videos se hicieron muy populares, llegando a tener alrededor de 40 mil suscriptores gracias al buen contenido que comparte.
También cuenta con 43 mil seguidores en Instagram, que la siguen a diario en su vida llena de deporte y mucha playa.
View this post on InstagramSince it’s Valentines Day I wanted to take a minute to rant about love on social media.
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“No voy a dejar de hacer algo que me gusta porque haya sufrido un accidente. ¿Qué me impide por lo menos intentarlo?”, mencionó la joven.
Así es como demuestra Megan que no hay nada en este mundo que pueda pararla.