September 9: DNA & Protein : Circulatory - conducting and contractile part action potential etc : // RNA :415 to 5:45 pm - RNA - Strategies FOR FH// Nicholas James Vujicic (born 4 December 1982)is an Australian Christian evangelist and motivational speaker born with tetra-amelia syndrome,a rare disorder (called phocomelia-a rare congenital deformity in which the hands or feet are attached close to the trunk, the limbs being grossly underdeveloped or absent. This condition was a side effect of the drug thalidomide taken during early pregnancy.) characterized by the absence of arms and legs. He is one of the seven known individuals planet-wide who live with the syndrome.Vujicic was born in Melbourne, Australia.He was born with tetra-amelia without fully formed limbs. According to his autobiography, his mother refused to see him or hold him when the nurse held him in front of her, but she and her husband eventually accepted the condition and understood it as "God's plan for their son." Vujicic has two small and deformed feet, one of which he calls his "chicken drumstick" because of its shape. Originally, he was born with the toes of that foot fused. An operation was performed to separate the toes so that he could use them as fingers to grab, turn a page, or perform other functions.He has been able to use his foot to operate an electric wheelchair, a computer and a mobile phone. Vujicic thrived in his teenage and young adult years despite being bullied. After his mother showed him a newspaper article about a man dealing with a severe disability when he was seventeen, he started to give talks at his prayer group.Vujicic graduated from Griffith University at the age of 21 with a Bachelor of Commerce degree, with a double major in accountancy and financial planning.He married on 12 February 2012.The couple have four children
