Accepting the idea of normality would be a gross understatement of the challenges I have overcome. I am not normal, nor have I ever been society’s version of “normal”. Walking two hundred feet is a marathon. A flight of stairs is nothing short of a miracle. I live with Spinal Muscular Atrophy, a rare neurological disease similar to ALS in that my muscles have deteriorated to a point where it is incredibly difficult to function without the use of a wheelchair. There is one thing that the weakness of my legs will never take from me – the ability to control my future. Growing up, I felt the constraints of…