Shayne Smith
At four months old, Shayne contracted an illness called meningococcal septicemia and was given a two per cent chance of surviving. He spent four months in hospital enduring skin grafts and multiple amputations – the loss of both legs, one hand and half of each finger on the remaining hand.
Shayne, now 19, lives by the credo never give up; always believe in your dreams. In 2006, he realized one of his dreams when he travelled to Birmingham, England with the Canadian junior wheelchair basketball team for the world championships. “If it wasn’t for Variety Village, I wouldn’t be playing basketball, let alone playing basketball for Team Canada”, says Shane. Shane is also an ambassador for Variety and has appeared in the media promoting the idea that people with disabilities are “just differently abled.”
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