Worship Wednesday - The Man with Paralysis
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Tuesday Truth - Diverse Abilities on Screen
This is RJ Mitte. He was in one of my favorite television shows of all time: Breaking Bad. Mitte played the son of the main character, a teenage boy named Walter White, Jr. Jr. is an interesting young man, who also happens to have cerebral palsy. At first, I thought this actor was incredible, because his portrayal of a disability I was familiar with was awesome. I'm ashamed to say, I assumed he was a typically abled person. He's not, Mitte has cerebral palsy, and started his career in modeling! This guy is Sebastien Rene. He played a severely disabled boy in the movies Starbuck and the American version, Delivery Man. While the disability this boy has in the movie is not labeled, I get the impression that his is a more severe cerebral palsy. Rene's portrayal of disability was so impressive, actually, the producer, Steven Spielberg, wanted him to come back from the French Canadian production and reprise his role in the American film....
"I gained eyes." What a powerful statement. Thank you for sharing this. May God open my eyes to not just see the need but anticipate it and provide for and defend those who cannot do it for themselves.
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