Divine Angelic Morning at St. Albert of Jerusalem During Bullying Prevention and Awareness Week
It was truly a divine morning, surrounded by such angelic staff and students.
It was a divine, angelic morning at Saint Albert of Jerusalem Catholic Elementary School. Shortly after entering, I was warmly welcomed by Ms. Williams, the principal. She was delighted to see me again, and I shared her sentiment. Ms. Williams escorted my team and me to the gymnasium. Shortly after entering the gymnasium, Aria and Alexis, two grade 7 students, came to help set up the technology for my presentation. Their kindness and efficiency ensured that everything was in optimal order.
As the students were called into the gymnasium, I greeted them with warmth, and they responded with smiles and enthusiasm. Ms. Williams gave a gracious introduction, and I then presented to all the students, from junior kindergarten to grade 8. They were a wonderful, joyful audience, and I received much appreciative applause throughout my presentation.
During the Q&A session, Aria held the microphone as students raised their hands to ask questions, and I was happy to respond to each one. At the end of the session, we took some group pictures, which brought me great delight to be among such wonderful students. Before the students left the gymnasium, Ms. Williams shared some closing remarks, expressing her appreciation for my presentation. Her kind words brought me great joy.
As the students and their teachers began to leave the gymnasium, Ms. Dulhaney, a Kindergarten teacher, approached me to express her gratitude for my presentation. We took a picture together, and I was delighted to see her, as she also attends my parish, St. Francis of Assisi in Mississauga. Shortly thereafter, Trustee Ms. Corbet came over to share her appreciation for my presentation as well. She mentioned that she had seen my presentation many years ago and noted how much it has improved over the years.
Following lunch, the students filled out exit tickets, and below are excerpts from the heartfelt messages written by these delightful students:
Today I heard / saw … Today I saw a strong woman who has come a long way.
This made me think … This made me think of how hard it must have been for her.
Now, I wonder … Now I wonder if I will get to see Giselle again.
Today I heard / saw … I saw an example of someone who was brave
This made me think … How I can be more inclusive
Now I wonder … How Giselle is so brave
Today I heard / saw … Brave public telling her story
This made me think … How she got through the bullying
Now I wonder … Where she’s going next for public speaking
Today I heard / saw … Giselle
This made me think … About my experience in
Now, I wonder … If she wasn’t disabled how would her life change
Today I heard / saw … Giselle Gaylie
This made me think … How amazing she is
Now, I wonder … How she can stand up all by herself. And how she was so powerful.
Today I heard / saw … That everyone is different.
This made me think … That you may need help sometimes
Now, I wonder … How she sees the world.
Today I heard / saw … A nice woman named Giselle
This made me think … Of how her life went she seems so strong
Now, I wonder … If all meet her again, she was so nice.
Today I heard / saw … That anyone can have a voice.
This made me think … How I can impact other people in a positive way.
Now, I wonder … How I can help everyone in need.
Today I heard / saw … Giselle’s experience and challenges through life
This made me think … How strong and brave she is
Now, I wonder … How she is able to type without looking
Today I heard / saw … Giselle and her presentation
This made me think … That it is possible to do anything
Today I heard/ saw … Giselle’s speech and presentation. And I knew way of communicating.
This made me think … This made me think about how needing help is OK!
Now, I wonder … How does a computer know her thoughts
Today I heard / saw … Giselle’s experience as a disabled person and how she overcame her experience
This made me think … How other people overcame this like her.
Now, I wonder … What inspired her to be a public speaker about her disabilities.
Today I heard / saw … About bullying awareness
This made me think … bullying is very bad and it can hurt others a lot
Now, I wonder … Why do people bully
Today I heard / saw … Giselle’s story of how she overcame bullying as a student
This made me think … Why do people discriminate against people who are different
Now, I wonder … What helped her be herself after dealing with bullying?
Today I heard / saw … Giselle story and what happened
This made me think … She is such a wonderful and strong person.
Now, I wonder … How her life is and how people treat her.
Today I heard / saw … Giselle talk about her story of having disabilities and knowing that she matters.
This made me think … That she was empowering and inspiring for everyone.
Now, I wonder … What events did she have to go through to learn to accept herself?
Today I heard / saw … How different people do different things
This made me think … that everyone needs help sometimes
Now, I wonder … how she sees the world
Today I heard / saw … That Giselle reacted and looked happy to applause.
This made me think … about how she would react to negative things instead of positive.
Now, I wonder … If she will ever come back to our school.
Today I heard / saw … All about Giselle’s struggles and accomplishment
This made me think … How great I am and how everyone is different.
Now, I wonder … How she types without looking
Today I heard / saw … That she stood up for herself.
This made me think … If she can play sports in 20 years.
Now, I wonder … How she types without looking.
Today I heard / saw … Giselle’s experience in school
This made me think … how strong she is.
Now, I wonder … How does the world look like from her perspective
Today I heard / saw … Today I heard Giselle and saw Giselle speak from her perspective.
This made me think … That anyone can do hard things.
Today I heard / saw … I heard inspiring words. I saw an amazing young woman and her parents.
This made me think … People no matter disability, shape, size, or looks we can do anything.
Now, I wonder … Be coming back!
Today I heard / saw … A girl who couldn’t speak
Today I heard / saw … A very talented public speaker.
This made me think … That everyone should be respected no matter what they look like.
Now, I wondered … how can I serve others the way God wants me to?
Today I heard / saw … That it’s hard to live with disabilities.
This made me think … How would my life be if I had a disability
Now, I wonder … How would I deal with disabilities if I had any
Today I heard / saw … I saw that she did not get bullied
This made me think … Not to make fun of people
Now I wonder … If she has a good life
Today I heard / saw … her being amazing
This made me think … On how to be more like her
Now I wonder … If she will get better
Today I heard / saw … An incredible public speaker.
This made me think … How lucky I am to meet a great person.
Now, I wonder … If you went to college / university and if you did what did you study.
Today I heard / saw … I heard all about positivity. I saw how happy she was even though she had a disability
This made me think … How grateful and blessed I am even when I complain
Now, I wonder … How would my life be affected if I had that
Today I heard / saw … It’s okay to have help
This made me think … That I hope she didn’t get bullied
Now, I wonder … Will I make a difference in my life?
Today I heard / saw … I saw her walk and her beauty
This made me think … Did she did good in school
Now, I wonder … If anyone bullied her in school.
Today I heard / saw … That she is a public speaker
This made me think … That everyone is important
Now, I wonder … Has fun.
Today I heard / saw … That she is very inspirational
This made me think … That I can make a difference
Now, I wonder … If she can make a difference I can too!
Today I heard/ saw … A very good presentation
This made me think … About other people with disabilities
Now, I wonder … How hard her life is
Today I heard / saw … A beautiful girl
This made me think … About how hard her life is
Now, I wonder … How she felt in school
Today I heard / saw … I heard inspirational words.
This made me think … This made me think to not make fun of people with disabilities
Now, I wonder … Now I wonder what other disabilities are.
Today I heard / saw … I saw someone who was extremely brave even though she’s different
This made me think … How unlucky people are
Now, I wonder … How many people have autism
Today I heard / saw … How brave you are to the public
This made me think … How hard it is to walk for you.
Now, I wonder … How it is like to live a life about what you do.
Today I heard / saw … That someone was having a lot of trouble and going through it
This made me think … Of my gram has brother going through and push through …
Now, I wonder … How would it feel like to be like that
Today I heard / saw … I heard a lot about Giselle and how she experienced different obstacles. I saw her walk with her dad supporting her. It made me happy to see that.
This made me think … This made me think how Giselle does daily things such as brushing her teeth or hair.
Now, I wonder … Now, I wonder how people treated her at school and if people judged her when they first saw her.
Today I heard / saw … A public speaker with a disability
This made me think … About others in need of help
Now, I wonder … How many people have a problem
Today I heard / saw … How inspirational she is.
This made me think … How everyone is perfect the way they are
Now, I wonder … How much more people she will inspire.
Today I heard / saw … That she is a public speaker and nice with a hard life.
This made me think … How hard it was to ignore all mean comments
Now, I wonder … How when Giselle was born she got a disease.
Today I heard / saw … Today I heard people
This made me think … We all have different
Now, I wonder … Now I wonder how cool I am
Today I heard / saw … How hard her life is.
This made me think … Imagine if I was there
Now, I wonder … How she is so confident.
Today I heard / saw … How Giselle lives everyday.
This made me think … How different people live every day.
Now, I wondered … How people with disabilities spend their day to day life.
Today I heard / saw … Today I saw a beautiful young woman named Giselle Gaylie
This made me think … How she powered through and I just want to say you’re an angel!
Now, I wonder … If I had a disability would I power through?
Today I heard / saw … Today I heard about confidence and perseverance.
This made me think … This made me think about how strong she is and how she always perseveres, even with a disability.
Now I wonder … 30 years from now, will any of her disabilities change? How will it affect her?
Today I heard / saw … Giselle
This made me think … How she got past the bullies
Now I wonder … How she learned how to walk
Today I heard / saw … Giselle
This made me think … How long she struggled learning how to walk.
Now, I wonder … How long did it take her to learn to walk?
Today I heard / saw … I can do anything
This made me think … How can I be more
Now, I wonder … like her.
Today I heard / saw … Something amazing.
This made me think … I can do anything
Now, I wonder … How can I be more like her.
Today I heard / saw … A person with cerebral palsy walk
This made me think … What happened through her life
Now, I wonder … How long did it take for her to walk
Today I heard / saw … Today I heard Giselle is a public speaker who talks about what she’s been through.
This made me think … This made me think to treat everyone with respect and kindness.
Now, I wonder … I wonder how does her food go through the tube? (Giselle does not have a tube. She eats normally by mouth.)
Today I heard / saw … Today I heard many positive and uplifting messages Giselle.
This made me think … This made me realize how we all should embrace ourselves more.
Now, I wonder … Now I wonder how many other people had to go through what she has.
Today I heard/ saw … Gisele has cerebral palsy and she … cared anything and didn’t let it in her way
This made me think … Anything is possible
Now, I wonder … How would you use the bathroom?
Today I heard / saw … Someone with cerebral palsy walk
This made me think … She was brave.
Now, I wonder … How much effort it took.
Today I heard / saw … Different ways to block out negative comments.
This made me think … This made me think how lucky I am.
Now, I wonder … I wonder how hard it is to live with her struggles.
Today I heard / saw … Public speaker with cerebral palsy and how her life was like.
This made me think … How hard it may be for her.
Now, I wonder … What challenges did she face before becoming what she is today.
Today I heard / saw … How her life is.
This made me think … What does she do in her life.
Now, I wonder … Is she happy.
Today I heard / saw … Today I saw Giselle and I was amazed on how she spoke with the computer / special device.
This made me think … This made me think about how happy Giselle was even though she has a disability.
Now, I wonder … I wonder if she got bullied a lot and how the machine she talks in works thank you for coming to Saint Albert Giselle you are amazing!
Today I heard / saw … Giselle Gaylie
This made me think … About how people is good
Now, I wonder … How to be better
Today I heard / saw … I heard her speak about good things.
This made me think … About when my brother was born.
Now, I wonder … How many times she was in the hospital.
Today I heard / saw … Giselle Gaylie!
This made me think … That it is OK to ask for help and that anyone can do anything!
Now, I wonder … What else / more I can do to help / be more helpful to others?
Today I heard / saw … Giselle Gaylie
This made me think … That needing help is okay
Now, I wonder … If there are more people like her in the world
Today I heard / saw … I saw a thought to speech computer.
This made me think … That even when you have obstacles you can still find a way to be yourself.
Now, I wonder … How does the thought to speech computer work?
Today I heard / saw … Someone new. I learned knew things about someone.
This made me think … About how good people can be and I thought that everyone is different.
Now, I wonder … How she deals / dealt with the stigma against her.
Today I heard / saw … I saw a beautiful woman
This made me think … This made me think we could do anything.
Now, I wondered … I wonder how her school years went.
Today I heard / saw … Giselle Gaylie
This made me think … Of how good people are
Now, I wonder … Of how to be better
Today I heard / saw … Today I heard my mother say ‘I love you’
This made me think … It made me think that others love me too
Now I wonder … Because I don’t say I love you to her every
Today I heard / saw … I heard how Giselle lives her everyday life
This made me think … That everyone has potential despite their differences
Now I wonder … How it feels for all your dreams to come true and feel accomplished
Today I heard / saw … Giselle Gaylie throughout her life.
This made me think … We should all respect others.
Now, I wonder … How does it feel to be her.
Today I heard / saw … Reasons why to be kind.
This made me think … I should be more grateful for what I have.
Now, I wonder … How I can be more kind.
Today I heard / saw … Today I heard and saw Giselle Gaylie
This made me think … Of how hard her life must be
Now, I wonder … How many challenges she’s had to overcome
Today I heard / saw … I heard about how Giselle’s life is going and what her preferences are.
This made me think … How people had it harder than her and what there preferences are
Now, I wonder … What I would do in that situation.
Today I heard / saw … Today I saw someone who has disability and heard about her great presentation.
This made me think … This made me think how did she became brave even she have disability
Now, I wonder … Now, I wonder why she is pretty and look very young and she is very brave to be a public speakers. She looked like a model.
Today I heard / saw … – her dad helping her walk – a wheelchair, a computer -a computer helping her talk – she has something on her legs to help her walk.
This made me think … – happy that her mom and dad were helping her. – I thought about crying because she couldn’t talk.
Now, I wonder … – I wonder why her legs can’t work. – I wonder how she gives hugs.
Today I heard/ saw … From Giselle about helping people, to be kind, to be nice and about God, Mother Mary, that they are her
This made me think … Of God, that we are all special and born the way we are.
Now, I wonder … 1. Is Giselle always going to need a wheelchair? 2. If she can go on a walk at home, outdoors.
Today I heard / saw … That she was in the hospital when she was a baby. I saw her standing
This made me think … When I saw her standing I was impressed.
Now, I wonder … How she learned how to walk.
Today I heard / saw … – We heard about some of Giselle’s favourites – We heard about Giselle: how she eats, moves, communicates – We face obstacles: Always try – We have differences: accept others, respect people different from you – Accept your own uniqueness, Be positive
This made me think … – God is always with us – Anything is possible – The importance of kindness – When we face obstacles: Never give up – Asking for help – We are not alone
Now, I wonder … – How can I help others? – How I can be welcoming? – Students wondered – how Giselle was feeling today being at our school.
Today I heard / saw … * Someone who needs a special chair to stand and walk * you shouldn’t let people bully you and stay with good and kind people * someone who uses a computer to talk
This made me think … * everyone should be kind and helpful * everyone needs help sometime even adults
Now, I wonder … * how did she get cerebral palsy * how does her computer work? Why are some people mean?
Today I heard / saw … – That she has some challenges, but still does her best – Motivation to be kind – she uses a cool computer to talk with
This made me think … – how hard it could be to go through her challenges – it made me feel that we can always do our best to achieve our own goals and keep pushing through.
Now, I wonder … – how she stays so positive? – how hard was it when she talked about being bullied?
Today I heard / saw … – I saw Giselle’s wheelchair and she has braces on her legs. I heard dezel that she is a public speaker.
This made me think … It made me think that it’s amazing how people with disabilities can still push through all the things they are going through
Now, I wonder … I wonder how long she has been a public speaker
Today I heard / saw … Today I saw and heard that not all of us have that normal life some are different
This made me think … This made me think that I have to be nice to everyone
Now, I wonder … Because we do not all have the same capabilities
Today I heard / saw … Giselle for the first time
This made me think … That we all are different and think
Now, I wonder … If I can try I will be like everyone and Giselle too.
Today I heard / saw … Giselle Gaylie
This made me think … I should try to be kinder and I should make better choices
Now, I wonder … Why would people bully her when she’s a kind person?
Today I heard / saw … Giselle Gaylie
This made me think … I am unique
Now, I wonder … If everyone is unique in their own way.
Today I heard / saw … About life.
This made me think … Very good
Now, I wonder … How she is doing.
Today I heard / saw … Giselle Gaylie
This made me think … How she progresses in life
Now, I wonder … Why bully people
Today I heard / saw … I saw Giselle I heard Giselle
This made me think … What is her favorite sport
Now, I wondered … What does she want to do in life
Today I heard / saw … Giselle Gaylie This girl who made a difference in herself proving that she is worth it.
This made me think … That we can make a difference
Now, I wonder … What it would take to make a difference in the world
Today I heard / saw … Today I saw a disabled person stand
This made me think … This made me think about how does she go up the stairs
Now I wonder … Now I wonder how does she drink water
Today I heard / saw … Giselle Gaylie You can do anything with help
This made me think … Everyone matters
Now I wonder … How disabilities affect daily tasks
Today I heard / saw … Giselle
This made me think … How does she live her life
Now, I wonder … What is the hardest thing she’s faced in her life?
Today I heard / saw … That she was very happy to see us
This made me think … To be more kind
Now, I wonder … How it would be to be here for a day
Today I heard / saw … Giselle and how she talked about bullying and her disabilities.
This made me think … On how long it took her to reach this path of being a public speaker
Now, I wonder … How she felt when she was doing her first public speech.
Today I heard / saw … I saw hard work and to never give up!
This made me think … I like Giselle that I can achieve my goals.
Now, I wonder … Do you like watching sports.
Today I heard / saw … I heard kindness
This made me think … How much mean comments did she get
Now, I wonder … How is it like to be disabled
Today I heard / saw … Giselle Gaylie
This made me think … Everyone is different in their own way.
Now, I wonder … How hard it would be to do normal things.
Today I heard / saw … I saw Giselle talking about her experience being bullied
This made me think … How does she go to the bathroom and eat.
Now, I wonder … How long was she getting bullied for.
Today I heard/ saw … A Motivational speaker
This made me think … How hard is it to motivate?
Now, I wonder … Could I have this job too?
Today I heard / saw … I heard Giselle’s beautiful voice
This made me think … Everyone’s different and has their own challenges
Now, I wonder … How can I help people more every day.
Today I heard / saw … Giselle Gaylie
This made me think … How did she get treated
Now, I wonder … Did people bully her app the start
Today I heard / saw … A disable person that is strong
This made me think … We have to be kind
Now, I wonder … How old is she
Today I heard / saw … Giselle Gaylie
This made me think … How is it like being in a wheelchair
Now, I wonder … How would it be like.
Today I heard / saw … Giselle
This made me think … About my life
Now, I wonder … How she is like this?
Today I heard / saw … Bullying is really bad
This made me think … I should be nicer to people
Now, I wonder … What the world would be like without bullying
Today I heard / saw … Overcome challenges
This made me think … We can ask for help
Now, I wonder … Being kind
Today I heard / saw … That everyone needs help sometimes.
This made me think … That we should respect people’s differences.
Now, I wonder … How many different people in the world?
Today I heard / saw … I saw a really good presentation.
This made me think … It made me think I can ask for help.
Now, I wonder … When will she walk?
Today I heard / saw … It’s OK to ask for help.
This made me think … Everyone should be kind.
Now, I wonder … If anyone bullied her.
Today I heard / saw … A public speaker that needs help.
This made me think … She is a good public speaker.
Now, I wonder … That if she could ever walk by herself.
Today I heard / saw … I heard that she had a disease when she was born.
This made me think … That she had lots of challenges.
Now, I wondered … That if she had a problem with walking and hearing.
Today I heard / saw … I heard that Giselle is a good person; she is a public speaker
This made me think … That making fun of people is not good.
Now, I wonder … That I will try not to think bad.
Today I heard / saw … Giselle
This made me think … What is going on.
Now I wonder … What happened to her.
Today I heard / saw … a special girl I think is cool
This made me think … People like her are a little rare
Now I wonder … How she goes to the washroom
Today I heard / saw … A beautiful girl named Giselle
This made me think … What happened to her
Now, I wonder … What is her favorite song
Today I heard / saw … I heard about Giselle and saw that she had a wheelchair
This made me think … That no matter what we are all the same
Now, I wonder … I wonder that if people that are different
Today I heard / saw … A presentation an I heard about Giselle.
This made me think … I thought about the question that the kids asked
Now, I wonder … How Giselle can’t walk.
Today I heard / saw … I saw Giselle she talked about herself about how she accomplished a lot.
This made me think … Wow, she went through a lot.
Now, I wonder … How did she do all of this.
Today I heard / saw … That people with disabilities get bullied for how they are.
This made me think … Everyone should be treated the same!
Now, I wonder … If everyone is now treated the same.
Today I heard / saw … A very good presentation!
This made me think … That you can be what you want to be just believe it.
Now, I wonder … If I can do my dream too.
Today I heard/ saw … A presentation about Giselle
This made me think … Anything is possible
Now, I wonder … How hard it is to eat with a disability
Today I heard / saw … I saw Giselle I heard kindness
This made me think … That I should be more kind
Now, I wonder … Why do we be kind.
Today I heard / saw … Today I heard she had ups and downs but she managed to be successful
This made me think … Wow this girl is so strong
Now, I wonder … How do you sleep
Today I heard / saw … I saw Giselle.
This made me think … About how people are different.
Now, I wonder … Will Giselle’s problems go away?
Today I heard / saw … Today I saw a woman talking about including each other and her life difficult.
This made me think … This made me think how difficult could my life could be
Now, I wonder … I wonder if she is going to do when she’s older.
Today I heard / saw … A woman talking about being bullied from her experience.
This made me think … If she made a book about her experience to get bullied.
Now, I wonder … How did she start public speech.
Today I heard / saw … A cool machine
This made me think … That what is like to be disabled
Now, I wonder … How did it happen
Today I heard / saw … I like that she pizza
This made me think … About me because I love it too.
Now, I wonder … What flavor of pizza she likes.
Today I heard / saw … I saw Giselle
This made me think … How does she feel
Now, I wonder … How her parents feel
Today I heard / saw … She couldn’t talk.
This made me think … How can she communicate.
Now, I wonder … What would it be like to be her.
Today I heard / saw … I saw how she had disabilities.
This made me think … That she had to face many things.
Now, I wonder … How did she get through it. What did she face?
Today I heard / saw … Giselle
This made me think … How to always be kind
Now, I wonder … How Giselle feels
Today I heard / saw … I saw her standing with a disability.
This made me think … How hard is it to stand with a disability.
Now, I wondered … When will she walk on her own with a disability.
Today I heard / saw … You’re amazing! I saw how hard it would be to be in that situation.
This made me think … How hard was this for her?
Now, I wonder … If she will be famous when she grows up because she’s awesome!
Today I heard / saw … We’re not islands so stick together
This made me think … To be nice to each other and don’t bully people
Now I wonder … How does Giselle feel how does Giselle know how to use her computer that helps her talk for her.
Today I heard / saw … I saw she can stand up
This made me think … Good thing
Now I wonder … I wonder that she don’t have to wear the thing on her legs
Today I heard / saw … I heard that Giselle is a disabled kid and I saw that she was kind and beautiful
This made me think … How lucky I am to be who I am.
Now, I wonder … How many public speakers are in world.
Today I heard / saw … You + love for Giselle
This made me think … Good day for Giselle
Now, I wonder … and Giselle is a winner
Today I heard / saw … Today I saw Giselle and I heard her talk about herself.
This made me think … This made me think to be a better person
Now, I wonder … Now I wonder how was it like for her.
Today I heard / saw … Giselle
This made me think … She is brave
Now, I wonder … How it was for her
Today I heard / saw … Giselle standing by herself
This made me think … That anything is possible if you try
Now, I wonder … How much time took her to reach her goals
Today I heard / saw … Giselle
This made me think … Anything is possible!
Now, I wonder … How she’s so tough!
Today I heard/ saw … Giselle
This made me think … Happy that she came.
Now, I wonder … Where are you from.
Today I heard / saw … A nice quote quote ‘Don’t walk on the path go a different direction and make a trail’
This made me think … How lucky we all are to be unique
Now, I wonder … What made you start your dream.
Today I heard / saw … Today I saw Giselle the public speaker. She talked about how we have to accept each other.
This made me think … How do we stop bullying.
Now, I wonder … How does Giselle move around in her wheelchair.
Today I heard / saw … Hope
This made me think … Peace
Now, I wonder … How life works
Today I heard / saw … Today I heard about how Giselle overcame her problems
This made me think … This made me think about how strong she was to overcome all of this.
Now, I wonder … I wonder how much technology will advance in future time.
Today I heard / saw … About how we can all be content with ourselves
This made me think … Even though we all struggle we can come together
Now, I wonder … How the message will spread to others.
Today I heard / saw … How to overcome hardships
This made me think … Of my difficulties
Now, I wonder … If all people struggle
Today I heard / saw … A public speaker named Giselle who used technology to speak because of her disabilities
This made me think … About the type of lifestyle she has.
Now, I wonder … How she was able to still get opportunities
Today I heard / saw … Giselle answer a question that I would think is rude
This made me think … If she ever gets offended at all.
Now, I wonder … If she can change the tone of voice she speaks in
Today I heard / saw … A beautiful woman with cerebral palsy
This made me think … About how her life was like
Now, I wonder … How she became so successful
Today I heard / saw … Giselle Gaylie and her mom. Also saw her walk
This made me think … It is like being a public speaker
Now, I wonder … If she is tired from traveling place to place.
Today I heard / saw … That even people with disadvantages can do great things.
This made me think … How can we make better tech to help more people
Now, I wonder … Can we prevent things like these to make every baby a healthy baby.
Today I heard / saw … I saw Giselle Gaylie I heard her talking about herself. And what is different about her.
This made me think … This made me think how much other kids go through what Giselle Gaylie goes through.
Now, I wondered … Now I wonder how many people have these things and how do they get past it. If they do how long does it take.
Today I heard / saw … Giselle Gaylie talk about her life and her disabilities
This made me think … Anyone could fulfill their dreams no matter what obstacles stand in their way
Now, I wonder … How hard it must’ve been for her and her family with her growing up.
Today I heard / saw … That you don’t let your challenges stop you.
This made me think … That I could do anything if I put my mind to it.
Now I wonder … How are other people like Giselle Gaylie treated.
Today I heard / saw … Giselle Gaylie
This made me think … How everyone is different
Now I wonder … Other people lives but what they have to deal with
Today I heard / saw … How a woman lives her life with cerebral palsy
This made me think … How cerebral palsy is caused
Now, I wonder … How many people have cerebral palsy and how it is caused
Today I heard / saw … Someone you don’t see everyday like Giselle
This made me think … About how hard and wonderful Giselle is
Now, I wonder … How hard it must have been growing up like that
Today I heard / saw … About someone who was born with disabilities
This made me think … How she is alive because of this
Now, I wonder … How she became a public speaker
Today I heard / saw … How does Giselle Gaylie overcame her hard situations through life.
This made me think … How did she become and completed 2/4 of her goals. She still wants to be an author and artist
Now, I wonder … You can do anything just if you work hard and believe in it
Today I heard / saw … Giselle Gaylie
This made me think … If there are many more nice people
Now, I wonder … When things would change
Today I heard / saw … Someone talk with an automated voice they said they had cerebral palsy.
This made me think … What is cerebral palsy? Why and how is it caused
Now, I wonder … How can I be mindful of those with this challenge.
Today I heard/ saw … Giselle Gaylie
This made me think … Of her experiences
Now, I wonder … If she was bullied.
Today I heard / saw … Everybody needs support
This made me think … How easy my own life is, how I shouldn’t be taking it for granted.
Now, I wonder … How can one live so positively for so long, not be bothered by hurtful comments, when their life is a constant obstacle?
Today I heard / saw … An inspiring person
This made me think … How does Giselle be that inspirational! Why she has a lot of challenges
Now, I wonder … If I would be a good motivational speaker
Today I heard / saw … An inspirational speech and show me to never give up
This made me think … How can I use what Giselle said in my life
Now, I wonder … How can I help other people.
Today I heard / saw … A proud and confident girl.
This made me think … How everyone is different, and we are all human
Now, I wonder … How it feels to stand out more than others.
Today I heard / saw … Giselle talk about her many experiences.
This made me think … How I can overcome my challenges.
Now, I wonder … What motivates her to keep going.
Today I heard / saw … Someone with life challenges
This made me think … They must have had a hard time living normally.
Now, I wonder … How can I help others who have this challenge?
Today I heard / saw … An inspiring presentation
This made me think … She is very courageous
Now, I wonder … How does she get around
Today I heard / saw … Today I saw someone who was a public speaker
This made me think … This made me think how she could go to sleep
Now, I wonder … I wonder can she drive
Today I heard / saw … A powerful woman talking about her past and her disabilities.
This made me think … How is she comfortable with sharing her disabilities
Now, I wonder … I wonder what she would do if she’s didn’t have all these disabilities
Today I heard / saw … Giselle, she told about her goals. She said how she got disabilities
This made me think … That I want to be like her.
Now, I wonder … How she got her disabilities
Today I heard / saw … An inspiring presentation with a brave woman teaching us that don’t bully and we all matter.
This made me think … Of how brave and strong disabled people can be.
Now, I wonder … If all disabled people can be like her brave.
Today I heard / saw … I heard and saw how Giselle talks and communicates.
This made me think … Why is she disabled.
Now, I wondered … Why do people get disabled
Today I heard / saw … I heard about a really nice girl. I saw, heard and learned about a special girl.
This made me think … Of everyone who is disabled and how hard it is to be it.
Now, I wonder … How hard it is to be disabled?
Today I heard / saw … That she had CP and she could kinda walk.
This made me think … How she could sleep.
Now I wonder … How she can spell when no one is around. This was inspiring
Today I heard / saw … Today I heard Giselle telling us how she got inspired to be a public speaker
This made me think … That everybody is different in their own ways but nobody is different
Now I wonder … If Giselle will keep following her dreams
Today I heard / saw … Very inspirational and powerful things and saw amazing Giselle
This made me think … That anything is possible with God
Now, I wonder … Am I going to get an amazing career like Giselle
Today I heard / saw … That she is a public speaker since 2018
This made me think … How does she sleep.
Now, I wonder … Who is communicating for her?
Today I heard / saw … Giselle!
This made me think … How hard disabled people’s life are and how their past was like.
Now, I wonder … If you can get disabilities by getting disabilities spend out!? Is this true??
Today I heard / saw … Today I heard an amazing woman and amazing words I won’t forget.
This made me think … Of how amazing and brave it is to talk to a big crowd with powerful words.
Now, I wonder … I wonder if there are any other amazing people like Giselle.
Today I heard / saw … Now I know how it’s like to be disabled.
This made me think … I should help the disabled.
Now, I wonder … Now I know how it feels to be disabled
Today I heard / saw … Today I heard inspiring words
This made me think … How I can be better.
Now, I wonder … How she handled her disabilities
Today I heard/ saw … Giselle talking about how she got bullied.
This made me think … How hard it was.
Now, I wonder … How she can do sports.
Today I heard / saw … I saw Giselle talking about her amazing childhood.
This made me think … About the kindness she showed in her life.
Now, I wonder … Who her friends are at her school.
Today I heard / saw … Giselle and her inspirational words
This made me think … Of hard working and disabled people
Now, I wonder … If all disabled people can be like Giselle
Today I heard / saw … I saw an inspiring woman her name is Giselle. I heard Giselle talk a lot her childhood.
This made me think … I think that Giselle inspiring words meant be kind.
Now, I wonder … How did it feel to be bullied.
I am thrilled to have inspired these wonderful, angelic students.
Once the students left the gymnasium, Aria and Alexis stayed behind to help with the school’s technology. As I walked through the school halls, several teachers shared kind remarks about my presentation. I had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Matthew W., a Child Youth Worker, and Ms. Erica, an FSL, ESL, and Special Needs teacher. Before leaving, my team and I expressed our heartfelt gratitude to Ms. Williams for inviting me to her blessed school. It was truly a divine morning, surrounded by such angelic students.
