A high school student diagnosed with muscular dystrophy was able to march during his graduation and worked his way to get a high school diploma. Dough Haynes took his first steps with the help of his therapist as he received his diploma.
Seven years after he was diagnosed with muscular dystrophy, the 19-year-old high school student proudly forced himself to walk and claim his diploma. According to Parenting, Dough was able to fulfill his goal which is to walk on stage, to get his diploma.
It was an emotional moment, not only for Dough but for his family and friends as well. His triumph was featured in ABC News, wherein his mother Robin Doherty described him as someone who is determined. Dough's mother also shared how excited and determined he was to stand up and walk to receive his hard earn achievement.
"If he got scared or nervous," Robin told ABC News. "We didn't want people expecting it. When they stood him up, I thought, ' Okay, he's really going to do this,' He said, 'Mom, when they stood up, I almost lost it."
Now that Dough earned his diploma, his vision and goal do not end in school. According to Robin, her son is determined to look for a job wherein he wanted to engage in a local work program.
Dough story is one of the many which proved that physical and even mental disorders are not hindrances for achievements. Aside from Dough who graduated this year, Parent Herald also featured the story of Micah McDade who also earn his diploma this 2016.
Unlike Dough, Micah struggled with cerebral palsy. He too was applauded and cheered by his loved ones and classmates for his achievement. Dough and Micah's accomplishments are proof that nothing is impossible once the individual could have support and encouragement from loved ones.
