Jojokjk2 shares a story to inspire you to be strong.

What are some of the complaints you have in your life? Is summer vacation too short? Was that cute pair of shorts you saw in the mall last week in every size but yours? What if you had bigger complaints? Like having to wear a brace on your right leg or having to do tests that involve sleep deprivation (going without sleep for a certain amount of time)? What was supposed to be just another checkup with her doctor opened a door to something she had never even thought about.

She was just another ordinary girl until second grade. She was just in for another regular (and somewhat dreaded) visit to the doctor, or so she thought. Her doctor happened to notice that she walked differently on her right foot than her left. When she took of her shoes he noticed something about her right foot. She was walking on her tip toe. This was something she had always done. She and her parents had never paid much attention to it. They didn't think it was anything to worry about. Her doctor had a different opinion. He sent her to another doctor. He diagnosed her with cerebral palsy.

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Gaso1 and Cohenlm write about the lasting effects of bullying.

Author's Note: There are lines of a song called "Nothing to Lose" by Billy Talent throughout the article.

There are some great Whyvillians in Whyville and then there are some bad. Some of these Whyvillians make other Whyvillians sad and angry on the inside by the rude remarks they approach each other with. This makes my friend and I very upset, as probably it makes many other people mad. Before you decide that you aren't going to read this article, stop. You might think that this is just a stupid rant disguised as an article. Well, it sort of is, but we are trying to get a message out of this. Bullying is serious. Whyville needs to change. We need better people in the world.

We wrote this article not just about people in Whyville needing to be a little nicer, but to bring awareness that bullying can not just emotionally harm someone but physically too. A few months back hung herself because her neighbor trashed her on Myspace. Other kids have killed themselves, or got really depressed because they were being bullied. They just can't handle it. What you do and say makes a difference in their life. What you do effects them.

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