To give up is not an option.

@marguicha (226123)
Chile
April 7, 2025 2:00pm CST
I just listened to a piece of wonderful news. A Chilean sportswoman, Paula Ulloa, number 1 in the world in paralympics (karate in wheelchair) was being interviewed. She was happy and wanted everyone to do sports, no matter what they had. She has Ankylosing spondylitis but in spite of that she has managed to reach the number one place in the world in her category. She practices every day as other people who are in sports. And besides that, she has her husband and a son. That is, her life is full. The only thing she asked us is to give likes online because with enough likes she will be sponsored to go on with her work. And where she works they accept a lot of people that don´t have the means to pay for classes. This is what makes me proud, friends. I don´t much care for extra money and many of the things that are happening in the world tend to make me sad or irritated. But this is different. As Paula Ulloa answered the questions, she looked so happy and content with her life that I couldn´t but envy her. She explained the different types of games on wheelchairs (motor problems, blindness or Down syndrome). Shame on me, writing in my bed. Next week I´ll start with my teeth again. See you.
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@LadyDuck (473248)
• Switzerland
8 Apr
I admire those who do not give up and do their best to achieve what seems too difficult to do. What happens with your teeth?
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@marguicha (226123)
• Chile
8 Apr
Bits of my mollars seem to have problems. I need a dentist to help because my tongue keeps getting where it shoildn´t go.
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@marguicha (226123)
• Chile
9 Apr
@LadyDuck By next week everything will be under control. It was just a piece of a molar that broke. It never hurt and it did not have a caries. Martín took me to get an appointment. For some reason they don´t have a reasonable telephone number there and you are sent to a call canter.
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@LadyDuck (473248)
• Switzerland
9 Apr
@marguicha I am sorry and I know that the tongue always ends up touching the teeth that have problems.
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@TheHorse (225797)
• Walnut Creek, California
7 Apr
Your teeth?
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@marguicha (226123)
• Chile
8 Apr
I´m going to the dnetist and to doctors again.
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@kareng (72989)
• United States
7 Apr
Where there is a will, there is a WAY!
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@marguicha (226123)
• Chile
8 Apr
I wholly agree.
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@kareng (72989)
• United States
9 Apr
@marguicha I hope you are feeling better!
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@marguicha (226123)
• Chile
9 Apr
@kareng Not yet. But I´m keeping my fingers crossed.
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@DaddyEvil (146686)
• United States
7 Apr
So you made it to your dental appointment with Martin? I hope you don't need a lot of work done.
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@marguicha (226123)
• Chile
8 Apr
Martin took me to the dentist and I have 2 appointments now. And tomorrow I will go to the oncologist with Dixie.
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@marguicha (226123)
• Chile
9 Apr
@DaddyEvil I hope so. I would have dread to go alone.
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@DaddyEvil (146686)
• United States
8 Apr
@marguicha I hope everything goes well at your appointments. I'm glad Dixie is going with you tomorrow.
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@JESSY3236 (20431)
• United States
8 Apr
That's so cool.
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@marguicha (226123)
• Chile
8 Apr
That young woman was awesome!
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@LindaOHio (187189)
• United States
8 Apr
The lady sounds amazing. Kudos to her and her lifestyle.
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@marguicha (226123)
• Chile
8 Apr
Absolutly!
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@celticeagle (173651)
• Boise, Idaho
8 Apr
This lady sounds amazing. I wish I had some energy to do even a bit of what she does.
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@marguicha (226123)
• Chile
8 Apr
I also want to have aeven a bit of her energy.
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@RebeccasFarm (94235)
• Arvada, Colorado
10 Apr
It is an option here though but I wont.
@wolfgirl569 (115079)
• Marion, Ohio
7 Apr
She sounds like a wonderful woman
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@marguicha (226123)
• Chile
8 Apr
She is. And at least in my country those sports don´t have much help from the government.
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@RasmaSandra (84328)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
7 Apr
People like that are to be admired.
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@marguicha (226123)
• Chile
8 Apr
They are wonderful.
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@JudyEv (351747)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Apr
I'm having trouble working out how karate can be done from a wheelchair. Good for her. She does sound a wonderful person.
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@marguicha (226123)
• Chile
8 Apr
She is. They showed on TV how she practiced and none of us could do that.
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