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I Feel Sexy In My Disabled Body

Episode 4 of 6

Alex (24) has Spinal Muscular Atrophy which causes her severe problems with movement. Alex needs 24/7 care with simple tasks but feels she can still be glamorous and sexy.

Alex (24) has Spinal Muscular Atrophy. This causes her severe problems with movement. Alex needs 24/7 care with simple tasks like getting dressed, getting around in her wheel chair and making food. Despite her condition, Alex feels she can still be glamorous and feel sexy, and Alex has made it her mission to challenge stigmas around disability and body image by uploading proactive photos of herself online .

We see how Alex and her friends now have a clothing range and we see how they are impressed by Alex’s entrepreneurial skills and determination to champion disability and challenge ideals of beauty.

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