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I climbed Kilimanjaro with celebral Palsy

18 Jul 2023 · 1 min

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This content was created by Connor Beaton. This content was uploaded by Connor Beaton. This is a YouTube video titled "I climbed Kilimanjaro with cerebral Palsy" created on July 18, 2023. It features a personal narrative of an individual who was misdiagnosed until age 11, discussing their experience climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, the challenges faced, and the emotional aftermath of achieving such a feat, including feelings of emptiness despite raising significant funds for charity.

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So I was misdiagnosed Till I was 11 years old. They studied my brain for the rest of my childhood because they wanted to see how it rewired around the dead parts of my brain. Dark motivation drove me to the top, but dark only focuses on the result. So much so that I got to the top of the mountain. I had not even contemplated that I got to get down. And then I had the first panic attack I've ever had in my entire life at the summit of Kilimanjaro. That almost was like they thought I was dying at first, and they're trying to get me off the top. And I had major struggles getting up there, you know? And I was the last one of the day, almost to get to the top of all the climbing teams and everything. And so I got back from Kilimanjaro being like, wow, whatever's inside me is making me feel even more empty now than when I left. I just achieved all this stuff. We all paid our own way. We raised over a quarter million dollars for this local charity. I should feel amazing, but I feel totally empty and worst.