Hometown Hero: Gabrielle Ford
Fenton resident humbly gives hope, inspiration and new perspective to lives across the nation.
Editor's Note: This article was originally published in 2012. It is just one example of the many people making a difference in Fenton. She wanted to overcome the torture of other students teasing her, spit wads being thrown at her and the debilitating disease that weakened her. Gabrielle ‘Gabe’ Ford refused to use a wheelchair despite her stuggles to walk and wanted to move across the stage for her 1998 Lake Fenton High School graduation on her own two legs. When she went to do it, however, she fell and many students laughed. Ford, now 31, said that moment was a pivotal one in her life. She blamed herself and decided to become a hermit - rarely venturing from her room. The one escape she had, dancing, was no longer a possibility. Her rare …
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Brandon
9:21 pm on Thursday, October 13, 2011
A very inspiring story, Gabe. My sister has Asberger's Syndrome and is often bullied at her high school because of her social awkwardness relating to it. I'm going to print out your story and show her what a person came become when they develop that fighting spirit you have! Thank you so much! more ›