Kids often ask Scout Bassett, of Palm Desert, California, if she wishes she had two normal legs. Bassett, 18, answers, “No. I have never known anything different, and it would seem weird to me. Besides, if it weren’t for the missing leg, I wouldn’t have the opportunities I have today!” What she means is she has learned important lessons about overcoming big challenges to reach your goals. “When you are
Palm Desert senior Scout Bassett lives by the motto “The task ahead of you is never greater than the strength within you.” And if the 18-year old’s strength was measured by what she has endured, it would overpower her 4-foot-8, 78 pound frame. Scout was orphaned at birth and has walked the journey of life on one leg after losing her right limb in a liquid fire when she
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