Why Ezra Frech from DWTS and Jay Shetty made me bawl my eyes out today
I was moved to tears this morning on my way into the office. I had switched on the latest episode of Jay Shetty, a regular rotation in my list of podcasts for the daily commute, and the guest was Ezra Frech, who you may know from Dancing with the Stars. The episode title “ I Was Put on Earth to Change the Way We See Disability. ” Ezra was born with 1 finger on his left hand and a left leg that skewed upwards to his stomach that early in life had to be surgically removed. He now has a prosthetic leg and his big toe was kept and attached to his left hand, so that he would have dextrous ability. This surgery is something that gave Ezra the best chance of survival and greater mobility in life and he talks fondly and with admiration about the surgeon who performed this limb transplant. He spoke so eloquently on the subject of growing up, looking different, going through surgery to enable more mobility in his hand, difficulty navigating his teenage years with girls, but he never saw...
