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Hi, my name is Melody Brooks. And for the price of a smoothie, you can
save a child like me with cerebral palsy. No, I'm just kidding. I don't want your money,
and I don't want your pity either. Go ahead and stare. It's 2002. You've never seen a girl in a wheelchair
who doesn't talk before? It's not like I have nothing to say. Oh, believe me, I have so much to say,
but my tongue won't cooperate. I know what you're thinking. I sound pretty grown-up
for a 12-year-old, right? I told you I can't talk. So I don't have a voice. This will all go a lot better
if you just listen
save a child like me with cerebral palsy. No, I'm just kidding. I don't want your money,
and I don't want your pity either. Go ahead and stare. It's 2002. You've never seen a girl in a wheelchair
who doesn't talk before? It's not like I have nothing to say. Oh, believe me, I have so much to say,
but my tongue won't cooperate. I know what you're thinking. I sound pretty grown-up
for a 12-year-old, right? I told you I can't talk. So I don't have a voice. This will all go a lot better
if you just listen
Full Transcript
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Hi, my name is Melody Brooks.
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And for the price of a smoothie, you can
save a child like me with cerebral palsy.
00:00:10.509 --> 00:00:11.719
No, I'm just kidding.
00:00:12.261 --> 00:00:15.018
I don't want your money,
and I don't want your pity either.
00:00:15.806 --> 00:00:17.223
Go ahead and stare.
00:00:17.224 --> 00:00:18.307
It's 2002.
00:00:18.308 --> 00:00:21.603
You've never seen a girl in a wheelchair
who doesn't talk before?
00:00:22.438 --> 00:00:24.439
It's not like I have nothing to say.
00:00:24.044 --> 00:00:28.901
Oh, believe me, I have so much to say,
but my tongue won't cooperate.
00:00:28.902 --> 00:00:31.237
I know what you're thinking.
00:00:31.238 --> 00:00:34.998
I sound pretty grown-up
for a 12-year-old, right?
00:00:34.658 --> 00:00:36.201
I told you I can't talk.
00:00:36.869 --> 00:00:38.012
So I don't have a voice.
00:00:39.058 --> 00:00:43.333
This will all go a lot better
if you just listen.
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Movie Summary
Melody Brooks is navigating sixth grade as a nonverbal wheelchair user who has cerebral palsy. With the help of some assistive technology and her devoted allies, Melody shows that what she has to say is more important than how she...
