25-year-old Sam Bridgman stunned the audience at the University of South Florida during the graduation ceremony, by leaving his wheelchair and walking across the stage to receive two master’s degrees. Friedreich’s ataxia, a rare disorder left him wheelchair bound when he was 18. The life shortening condition mainly affects the nervous system and the heart, resulting the loss of coordination from the toes to the fingertips. This heartwarming video shows Bridgman walking to the stage with the help of his friends as the room erupts in applause. This brave man wants to dedicate his career as an advocate for ataxia sufferers by raising funds for the Friedreich’s Ataxia Research Alliance.

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Verse of the Day

“So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger. When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child, and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them. But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart. The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told.”

Luke 2:16-20