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Dialogue: 0,0:00:18.02,0:00:20.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hello everyone.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:20.22,0:00:21.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm Sam,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:21.63,0:00:24.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I just turned 17.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:24.40,0:00:27.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A few years ago,\Nbefore my freshman year in High School,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:27.65,0:00:32.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I wanted to play snare drum\Nin the Foxboro High School Marching Band,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.85,0:00:35.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it was a dream\Nthat I just had to accomplish.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:35.59,0:00:37.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But each snare drum and harness
Dialogue: 0,0:00:37.85,0:00:40.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,weighed about 40 pounds each,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:40.16,0:00:42.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I have a disease called Progeria.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.77,0:00:46.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So just to give you an idea,\NI weigh only about 50 pounds.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:46.86,0:00:51.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, logistically, I really couldn't carry\Na regular sized snare drum,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:51.62,0:00:55.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and because of this the band director\Nassigned me to play
Dialogue: 0,0:00:55.65,0:00:59.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,pit percussion during the halftime show.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:59.00,0:01:01.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now pit percussion was fun.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.11,0:01:04.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It involved some really cool\Nauxiliary percussion instruments,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:04.80,0:01:08.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like the bongos, timpani,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:08.62,0:01:11.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and timbales, and cowbell.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:11.11,0:01:13.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So it was fun,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:13.32,0:01:18.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but it involved no marching,\Nand I was just so devastated.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.42,0:01:20.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,However, nothing was going \Nto stop me
Dialogue: 0,0:01:20.91,0:01:23.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from playing snare drum\Nwith the marching band
Dialogue: 0,0:01:23.58,0:01:25.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the halftime show.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.01,0:01:29.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So my family and I worked\Nwith an engineer to design
Dialogue: 0,0:01:29.86,0:01:31.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a snare drum harness
Dialogue: 0,0:01:31.79,0:01:35.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that would be lighter,\Nand easier for me to carry.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.58,0:01:39.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So after continuous work, we made
Dialogue: 0,0:01:39.64,0:01:43.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a snare drum apparatus\Nthat weighs only about 6 pounds.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:43.86,0:01:48.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:01:48.13,0:01:52.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I just want to give you some more\Ninformation about Progeria.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.43,0:01:58.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It affects only about\N350 kids today, worldwide.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:58.34,0:02:00.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So it's pretty rare,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:00.88,0:02:03.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the effects of Progeria include:
Dialogue: 0,0:02:03.34,0:02:07.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,tight skin, lack of weight gain,\Nstunted growth,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.41,0:02:09.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and heart disease.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:09.01,0:02:12.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Last year my Mom \Nand her team of scientists
Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.59,0:02:16.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,published the first successful\NProgeria Treatment Study,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:16.72,0:02:19.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and because of this\NI was interviewed on NPR,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:19.46,0:02:22.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and John Hamilton asked me\Nthe question:
Dialogue: 0,0:02:22.01,0:02:24.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"What is the most important thing
Dialogue: 0,0:02:24.27,0:02:26.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that people should know about you?"
Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.54,0:02:29.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And my answer was simply that
Dialogue: 0,0:02:29.26,0:02:31.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have a very happy life.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.69,0:02:35.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:02:35.76,0:02:39.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So even though\Nthere are many obstacles in my life,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:39.66,0:02:42.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with a lot of them\Nbeing created by Progeria,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:42.53,0:02:45.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I don't want people to feel bad for me.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.10,0:02:47.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I don't think about\Nthese obstacles all the time,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:47.80,0:02:51.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I'm able to overcome\Nmost of them anyway.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:51.01,0:02:56.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I’m here today, to share with you\Nmy philosophy for a happy life.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:56.13,0:03:00.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, for me,\Nthere are 3 aspects to this philosophy.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:00.76,0:03:04.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So this is a quote\Nfrom the famous Ferris Bueller.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:04.83,0:03:08.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The first aspect to my philosophy is that
Dialogue: 0,0:03:08.52,0:03:11.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I’m okay with what I ultimately can’t do
Dialogue: 0,0:03:11.55,0:03:14.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because there is so much I can do.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:14.03,0:03:16.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now people sometimes \Nask me questions like,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:16.80,0:03:19.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Isn’t it hard living with Progeria?" or
Dialogue: 0,0:03:19.25,0:03:22.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"What daily challenges\Nof Progeria do you face?"
Dialogue: 0,0:03:22.57,0:03:26.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I’d like to say that,\Neven though I have Progeria,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:26.05,0:03:28.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,most of my time\Nis spent thinking about things
Dialogue: 0,0:03:28.69,0:03:31.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that have nothing to do\Nwith Progeria at all.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:31.53,0:03:36.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now this doesn’t mean that I ignore\Nthe negative aspects of these obstacles.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:36.44,0:03:38.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I can’t do something like
Dialogue: 0,0:03:38.49,0:03:42.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,run a long distance,\Nor go on an intense roller coaster,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:42.56,0:03:44.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I know what I’m missing out on.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:44.58,0:03:48.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But instead,\NI choose to focus on the activities
Dialogue: 0,0:03:48.50,0:03:52.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that I can do through things\Nthat I’m passionate about,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:52.28,0:03:55.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like scouting, or music, or comic books,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:55.79,0:03:58.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or any of my favorite Boston sports teams.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:58.76,0:04:01.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yeah, so --\N(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:04:01.86,0:04:06.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,However, sometimes I need to find\Na different way to do something
Dialogue: 0,0:04:06.00,0:04:07.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by making adjustments,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:07.71,0:04:11.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I want to put those things\Nin the "can do" category.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:11.80,0:04:14.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Kind of like you saw\Nwith the drum earlier.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:14.80,0:04:16.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So here’s a clip
Dialogue: 0,0:04:16.51,0:04:18.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with me playing Spider-Man
Dialogue: 0,0:04:18.95,0:04:21.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with the Foxboro High School \NMarching Band
Dialogue: 0,0:04:21.76,0:04:23.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at halftime a couple of years ago.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:23.86,0:04:25.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Video)
Dialogue: 0,0:04:26.65,0:04:32.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,♫ Spider-Man theme song ♫
Dialogue: 0,0:05:07.12,0:05:10.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:05:10.62,0:05:12.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:12.55,0:05:14.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All right, all right, so --
Dialogue: 0,0:05:14.92,0:05:16.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That was pretty cool,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:16.23,0:05:19.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and so I was able\Nto accomplish my dream
Dialogue: 0,0:05:19.56,0:05:22.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of playing snare drum\Nwith the marching band,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:22.12,0:05:25.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as I believe I can do\Nfor all of my dreams.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:25.01,0:05:30.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So hopefully, you can accomplish\Nyour dreams as well, with this outlook.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:30.17,0:05:32.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The next aspect to my philosophy is
Dialogue: 0,0:05:32.38,0:05:36.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that I surround myself\Nwith people I want to be with,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:36.82,0:05:38.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,people of high quality.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:38.63,0:05:42.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I’m extremely lucky\Nto have an amazing family,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:42.68,0:05:46.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who have always supported me\Nthroughout my entire life.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:46.11,0:05:48.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I’m also really fortunate to have
Dialogue: 0,0:05:48.49,0:05:51.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a really close group of friends \Nat school.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:51.50,0:05:55.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now we’re kind of goofy,\Na lot of us are band geeks,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:55.05,0:05:57.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but we really enjoy \Neach other’s company,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:57.41,0:06:00.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we help each other out \Nwhen we need to.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:00.43,0:06:04.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We see each other\Nfor who we are on the inside.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:04.56,0:06:06.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So this is us goofing off a little bit.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:06.86,0:06:09.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So we’re juniors in High School now,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:09.37,0:06:15.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we can now mentor\Nyounger band members,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:15.13,0:06:16.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as a single collective unit.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:16.99,0:06:19.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What I love about\Nbeing in a group like the band,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:19.92,0:06:22.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that the music\Nthat we make together,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:22.83,0:06:28.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is true, is genuine,\Nand it supersedes Progeria.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:28.24,0:06:29.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I don’t have to worry about that
Dialogue: 0,0:06:29.88,0:06:33.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when I’m feeling so good\Nabout making music.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:33.87,0:06:36.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But even having made \Na documentary,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:36.56,0:06:38.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,going on TV a couple of times,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:38.98,0:06:41.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I feel like I’m at my highest point
Dialogue: 0,0:06:41.46,0:06:45.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when I’m with the people\Nthat surround me every day.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:45.61,0:06:49.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They provide the real\Npositive influences in my life,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:49.00,0:06:54.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as I hope I can provide\Na positive influence in theirs as well.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:54.70,0:06:58.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:06:58.25,0:06:59.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:59.44,0:07:01.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So the bottom line here,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:01.40,0:07:05.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that I hope you appreciate\Nand love your family,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:05.29,0:07:08.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,love your friends,\Nfor you guys, love you Bro’s
Dialogue: 0,0:07:08.45,0:07:11.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and acknowledge your mentors,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:11.86,0:07:13.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and your community,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:13.56,0:07:16.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because they are a very real\Naspect of everyday life,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:16.65,0:07:20.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they can make a truly significant,\Npositive impact.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:20.98,0:07:23.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The third aspect to the philosophy is,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:23.66,0:07:25.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Keep moving forward.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:25.90,0:07:29.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here’s a quote by a man\Nyou may know, named Walt Disney,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:29.69,0:07:31.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it’s one of my favorite quotes.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:31.50,0:07:34.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I always try to have something\Nto look forward to.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:34.23,0:07:37.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Something to strive for\Nto make my life richer.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:37.26,0:07:38.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It doesn’t have to be big.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:38.96,0:07:41.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It could be anything from
Dialogue: 0,0:07:41.34,0:07:43.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,looking forward to\Nthe next comic book to come out,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:43.95,0:07:46.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or going on a large family vacation,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:46.47,0:07:48.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or hanging out with my friends,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:48.74,0:07:51.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to going to the next\NHigh School football game.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:51.69,0:07:55.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,However, all of these things\Nkeep me focused,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:55.01,0:07:57.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and know that there’s\Na bright future ahead,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:57.85,0:08:02.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and may get me through\Nsome difficult times that I may be having.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:02.29,0:08:07.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now this mentality includes staying\Nin a forward thinking state of mind.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:07.80,0:08:11.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I try hard not to waste energy\Nfeeling badly for myself,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:11.39,0:08:14.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because when I do,\NI get stuck in a paradox,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:14.87,0:08:19.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where there’s no room for \Nany happiness or any other emotion.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:19.45,0:08:23.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, it’s not that I ignore\Nwhen I’m feeling badly,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:23.02,0:08:24.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I kind of accept it,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:24.90,0:08:28.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I let it in, \Nso that I can acknowledge it,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:28.27,0:08:31.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and do what I need to do \Nto move past it.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:31.78,0:08:35.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I was younger,\NI wanted to be an engineer.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:35.08,0:08:36.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I wanted to be an inventor,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:36.100,0:08:40.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who would catapult the world\Ninto a better future.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:40.01,0:08:42.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Maybe this came \Nfrom my love of Legos,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:42.18,0:08:44.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the freedom of expression \Nthat I felt
Dialogue: 0,0:08:44.50,0:08:47.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when I was building with them.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:47.81,0:08:53.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And this was also derived\Nfrom my family and my mentors,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:53.49,0:08:57.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who always make me feel whole,\Nand good about myself.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:57.98,0:09:01.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now today my ambitions\Nhave changed a little bit,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:01.13,0:09:03.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I’d like to go into the field of Biology,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:03.61,0:09:07.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,maybe cell biology, or genetics,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:07.95,0:09:12.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or biochemistry, or really anything.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:12.42,0:09:15.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is a friend of mine,\Nwho I look up to,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:15.70,0:09:19.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Francis Collins, the director of the NIH,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:19.25,0:09:22.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and this is us at TEDMED last year,\Nchatting away.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:22.67,0:09:26.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I feel that no matter what\NI choose to become,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:26.21,0:09:29.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I believe that I can change the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:29.52,0:09:34.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And as I’m striving to change the world,\NI will be happy.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:34.42,0:09:36.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,About four years ago,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:36.56,0:09:39.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,HBO began to film a documentary
Dialogue: 0,0:09:39.25,0:09:42.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about my family and me\Ncalled “Life According to Sam”.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:42.28,0:09:46.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That was a pretty great experience,\Nbut it was also four years ago.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:46.28,0:09:49.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And like anyone, my views\Non many things have changed,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:49.76,0:09:54.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and hopefully matured,\Nlike my potential career choice.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:54.16,0:09:58.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,However, some things have stayed \Nthe same throughout that time.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:58.80,0:10:02.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Like my mentality,\Nand philosophy towards life.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:02.68,0:10:04.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I would like to show you
Dialogue: 0,0:10:04.73,0:10:07.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a clip of my younger self from the film,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:07.92,0:10:11.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that I feel embodies that philosophy.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:11.49,0:10:12.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Video)
Dialogue: 0,0:10:12.66,0:10:16.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I know more about it genetically.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:16.31,0:10:19.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So it’s less of an embodiment now.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:19.86,0:10:21.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It used to be like
Dialogue: 0,0:10:21.34,0:10:24.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this thing that prevents me\Nfrom doing all this stuff,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:24.14,0:10:26.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that causes other kids to die,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:26.67,0:10:29.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that causes everybody \Nto be stressed,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:29.64,0:10:35.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and now\Nit’s a protein that is abnormal,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:35.28,0:10:39.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that weakens the structure of cells.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:40.46,0:10:42.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:42.08,0:10:45.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it takes a burden\Noff of me because now
Dialogue: 0,0:10:45.46,0:10:48.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I don’t have to think about
Dialogue: 0,0:10:48.21,0:10:51.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Progeria as an entity.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:55.90,0:10:57.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Okay, pretty good, huh?
Dialogue: 0,0:10:57.51,0:11:01.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:11:01.60,0:11:02.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:02.67,0:11:05.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, as you can see I’ve been\Nthinking this way for many years.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:05.99,0:11:10.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I’d never really had to apply\Nall of these aspects of my philosophy
Dialogue: 0,0:11:10.44,0:11:14.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to the test at one time, \Nuntil last January.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:14.18,0:11:19.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was pretty sick, I had a chest cold,\Nand I was in the hospital for a few days,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:19.01,0:11:23.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I was secluded from \Nall of the aspects of my life that I felt
Dialogue: 0,0:11:23.60,0:11:25.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,made me, me,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:25.12,0:11:27.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that kind of gave me my identity.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:27.95,0:11:31.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But knowing\Nthat I was going to get better,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:31.03,0:11:34.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and looking forward to a time\Nthat I would feel good again,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:34.01,0:11:36.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,helped me to keep moving forward.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:36.66,0:11:39.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And sometimes I had to be brave,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:39.21,0:11:41.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it wasn’t always easy.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:41.00,0:11:42.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sometimes I faltered,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:42.62,0:11:44.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I had bad days,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:44.36,0:11:47.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I realized that being brave\Nisn’t supposed to be easy.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:47.86,0:11:51.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And for me, I feel it’s the key way\Nto keep moving forward.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:51.96,0:11:54.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, all in all,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:54.18,0:11:57.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I don’t waste energy\Nfeeling bad for myself.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:57.72,0:12:01.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I surround myself with people\Nthat I want to be with,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:01.04,0:12:03.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I keep moving forward.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:03.32,0:12:06.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So with this philosophy,\NI hope that all of you,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:06.69,0:12:08.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,regardless of your obstacles,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:08.77,0:12:11.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can have a very happy life as well.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:11.61,0:12:13.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Oh, wait, hang on a second,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:13.13,0:12:15.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,one more piece of advice –-
Dialogue: 0,0:12:15.62,0:12:17.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:12:17.22,0:12:19.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Never miss a party if you can help it.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:19.71,0:12:22.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My school’s homecoming dance\Nis tomorrow night,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:22.08,0:12:24.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I will be there.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:24.17,0:12:25.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you very much.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:25.64,0:12:31.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)