For 13-year-old Reagan Bischoff, the simple tasks that other people complete with ease were often the hardest for her. Since early childhood, she's 1 brain injury and partial paralysis(瘫痪)on the left side of her body. But her determination and 2 to learn and teach other kids how to3 those challenges recently won her an award from Brain Injury Services.
Sarah Pickford from Brain Injury Services 4 her for putting so"much energy and attention into living a full life" while also 5 herself to helping other people. "That's 6 for someone who's only a young teenager. Her reaching out to others is a wonderful 7 ," Pickford said.
Over the years, Reagan pushed herself to 8 in swimming and horseback riding. She also plays the trumpet(小号), using a special 9 to play with one hand. She came up with the idea to use a smaller keyboard so she could type with one hand to finish her online 10 during COVID-19. Reagan also found a tool to 11 her with buttoning jeans.
As she 12 skills and confidence to deal with her disability, Reagan also 13 a YouTube channel to "help kids who have disabilities like me, so they can 14 things I wasn't able to do. "
As for the award, Reagan said she was 15 and happy "that people recognized me for my work. "