I'm a physical therapist（治疗师）for severely disabled children in the South Bronx. I had one student named Tamisha who was stuck in a wheelchair. She could 1 move her eyes. She couldn't speak, but I could basically 2 her mind.
Tamisha was very intelligent, and very humorous. If someone terribly dressed got on the elevator, she'd 3 her eyes and giggle. I'd have to 4 I didn't know what she was laughing in order to avoid embarrassing that person. We grew so close over the years. On Halloween I 5 her up as a butterfly, because that's how I saw her. She was 6 in this body, but she was a soul with so much depth and so much 7 .
When Tamisha graduated, my husband and I went to Home Depot and got paint, and butterflies, and rainbow decals（印花胶纸）. And we completely 8 her bedroom. We made her sleep in the living room 9 she wouldn't know it. But at the end of the weekend, when Tamisha's father carried her in, she started going wild. Her face 10 . She's making all kinds of sounds. Her father is holding her, and he's 11 . The makeover was a real 12 .
We've done about 20 of them now. Our process always begins with an 13 process. We ask the person: what makes you happy? What colors do you love? What are your favorite things? We let them design their 14 room. Then we become the 15 who bring that dream to life.
