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Bizarre Brazilian Man With Head Upside Down by pornstar(m): 10:42am On Sep 02, 2014 |
Bizarre: Meet the Brazilian man born with his head upside-down A man born with physical disabilities so severe his head is Upside-down has defied the odds to become an inspirational public speaker. Claudio Vieira de Oliveira, 37, was born with his neck folded back on itself, as well as badly deformed legs and almost no use of his arms and hands. Doctors told his mother to stop feeding him as a newborn as they believed he had no chance of survival. But Claudio from Monte Santo, Brazil, has overcome his extreme disadvantages to graduate as an accountant and become a public speaker. Continue... "Since I was a child I've always liked to keep myself busy and work - I don't like to depend totally on other people. I do a bit of accounting, research for clients and consulting. I have learned to turn on the TV, pick up my cell phone, turn on the radio, use the internet, my computer - I do it all by myself." he said. Claudio types with a pen held in his mouth, operates phones and a computer mouse with his lips and has specially made shoes that allow him to move around town. His determined independence saw him succeeding at school and qualifying as an accountant from the State University of Feira de Santana. When Claudio was born, doctors told his mother Maria Jose he would not be able to survive. Maria Jose said: "People started saying 'the baby is going to die' because he could barely breathe when he was born. Some people would say: 'Don't feed him, he is already dying'. But there's only happiness now. Claudio is just like any other person - that's how he was raised in this house. We never tried to fix him and always wanted him to do the normal things everyone else does. That's why he is so confident. He is not ashamed of walking around in the street - he sings and he dances." At eight years old, Claudio, who had previously been carried everywhere, began to walk on his knees. His family had to change the floor of the house so he could walk around without injuring himself. Claudio's bed, plugs and lights had to be made lower so that he could do things for himself without asking for help. He cannot use a wheelchair because of his unusual shape, making it hard for him to be independent outside the home - but he begged his mother to be allowed to go to school and learn with the other children. Doctors have recently diagnosed him with a rare condition called congenital arthrogryposis. They believe he has multiple joint contractions in his legs and arms which mean they cannot extend properly. Claudio said: "Throughout my life I was able to adapt my body to the world. Right now, I don't see myself as being different. I am a normal person. I don't see things upside- down. This is one of the things I always talk about in my interventions as a public speaker. "Nowadays it's much easier to deal with the public, I'm not afraid of it anymore and I can say that I am a professional, international public speaker and that I receive invitations from all over the world." Culled from UK Mirror 1 Like
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Re: Bizarre Brazilian Man With Head Upside Down by pornstar(m): 10:47am On Sep 02, 2014 |
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Re: Bizarre Brazilian Man With Head Upside Down by Desola1(f): 10:57am On Sep 02, 2014 |
I got rily scared when i saw this @ 1st buh it actually made me thank God for my lyf 1 Like |
Re: Bizarre Brazilian Man With Head Upside Down by ebukaOtika(m): 11:45am On Sep 02, 2014 |
Hmmm ,,.,,.And and he is now 37years old,.,,, His Mother Refused to Starve him to Death despite the Doctor's (baby Killer Clifford Oji) Supposed advice,,,, He Even went to school facing and Ignoring All Forms of Insults , Humilliation , Mockery, and Lastly graduated as an Accountant,.,,, Now Imagine us with Head Properly Fixed, With Legs and Hands Properly Positioned and Yet we find life Uncomfortable and Unfair to Us,.,,, WHO IS FOOLING WHO ? I'm sure he does not have a private jet up till now ,,,, yet he is still invited all over the world come and Speak Sense to us the "Normal" people,.,,, ALMIGHTY GOD I THANK YOU FOR EVEN TRYING TO TEACH US WITH THINGS THAT ARE IMPOSSIBLE TO US BUT YET POSSIBLE TO YOU,,,, YOU ARE SUPREME AND THE ALPHA AND OMEGA , THE BEGINING AND THE END,,.,,. Thank you Lord,,.,,. #Last bullet If na for nigeria fa,,.,,. Dat guy no go even commot from him mama womb for whatsoevet reason,,.,,. God please Renew Us pls 1 Like |
Re: Bizarre Brazilian Man With Head Upside Down by benELOHIM7(m): 12:25pm On Sep 02, 2014 |
i am inspired mehn..... |
Re: Bizarre Brazilian Man With Head Upside Down by Nobody: 3:48pm On Sep 02, 2014 |
Very inspiring, thanks for this lovely story, I wish him endless joy as he moves on in life |
Re: Bizarre Brazilian Man With Head Upside Down by pornstar(m): 10:21pm On Sep 02, 2014 |
Re: Bizarre Brazilian Man With Head Upside Down by olagockay(m): 8:48pm On Nov 12, 2014 |
Speechless... |
Re: Bizarre Brazilian Man With Head Upside Down by pornstar(m): 8:07am On Nov 13, 2014 |
I just tank God for my life and am loving it |
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