Cerebral Palsy Doesn’t Stop This Young Woman From Dancing

Cerebral Palsy Doesn’t Stop This Young Woman From Dancing
Rayhana Elharji with her mother after class. Shenghua Sung/The Epoch Times
Andrew Thomas
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BAYSIDE, N.Y.–Cerebral palsy presents a wide array of challenges for those who have to contend with the illness. However, one young woman isn’t letting her physical limitations stop her from dancing and dreaming.

Rayhana Elharji is an ambitious 17-year-old from Brooklyn, New York. The National Honor Society student aspires to be a bioengineer, and wants to attend the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for her undergraduate studies.