Pride from small victories

MISS PEARSON says it’s the small victories which she takes pride in. She may never be a make-up artist, but she can hold her own, finding her own way to navigate the brushes.

She is determined not to let her paralysis, having already taken so much of her life, rule her future.

“I’ve had 10 years of highs, of lows, of struggles,” said “I haven’t given up. I’m not able to walk, I’m not able to do what other 28-year-olds can. But I can still do things, in my own way. And I’m still winning.”