Extra, extra, read all about it...all about Moebius hero Kaity Gonzalez, that is:
"Shortly before Thanksgiving, Kaity Gonzalez was beaming about her passing her driving test.
Like any 17-year-old, the Lehman Township resident is proud of her independence and of having perhaps the loudest voice on the junior varsity cheerleading team at East Stroudsburg High School-North. And she looks forward to next fall when she begins her studies at the University of New Haven as a double-major in law and in forensic science. She's taking an introduction to forensic science class at her high school this spring.
Like many teens, Kaity is in perpetual motion and seems to constantly come across somebody who knows her. The reason is clear: She does a lot of things. Kaity is president of the National Honor Society as the No. 15-ranked student in her class of 290 and the society will be handing out presents at the Salvation Army to children in the middle of the month. Around that time, she'll also be singing on the school choir in a holiday recital. She says she volunteers on 26 activities, including Students Against Drunk Driving, the Yearbook Club, the Faith Club and the Key/Leo Club which has been making bracelets for children hospitalized with cancer. She speaks proudly of making All-American Cheerleader selection at Bryn Mawr Camp in Honesdale in August. Kaity will be at Bushkill Firehouse on Saturday afternoon to help with a benefit pasta dinner for firefighter T.J Prince, who is fighting ovarian cancer. "Some days I'll go to one meeting after school for a half hour and then go to another," Kaity said. "Sometimes I don't get home until 10 o'clock at night."
But Kaity is not complaining. She never does, which makes it all the more amazing because her lifestyle revolves around a wheelchair. She was born with moebius syndrome, an obscure and extremely rare neurological affliction which weakens the muscles and some nerves, leaving victims partially paralyzed. It usually affects the upper body the most, although sufferers often get club feet."
Three cheers for Kaity!!
"I always raised her to be strong," said her mom. "When I see her
doing something and wanting to do something, I see it in her eyes. She
never takes no for an answer."........"That's my message to the kids out there: Don't take no for an answer.
Always believe in what you can do and don't let anything stop you,"
Kaity said.
doing something and wanting to do something, I see it in her eyes. She
never takes no for an answer."........"That's my message to the kids out there: Don't take no for an answer.
Always believe in what you can do and don't let anything stop you,"
Kaity said.
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