Darius Goes West

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Darius Goes West is an interesting and inspirational documentary that was created by Darius himself and his eleven friends. The making of this movie started at the summer camp for children with special needs when they decided to go to California and get Darius’s wheelchair to be customized. It is all about Darius Weems a teenager from Athens Georgia who suffered from Duchene Muscular Dystrophy Disease. This is genetic diseases which destroy every muscle in the body including the heart. This disease also affect one and 3500 boys around the world and it results in the disintegration of muscle tissue which leads legs and arms to cease working and eventually those muscles around the heart. In the US, the average Duchenne sufferers end up dying by the age of 25 and in this case we learned that Mario a brother to Darius died at the age of 19. By watching this documentary we are able to learn about Duchene Muscular Dystrophy awareness, surprises encountered by …show more content…

For instance, Darius was able to rap songs despites his disability. He was able to travel around the country rapping song of inspiration and encouraging students to believe that they can do anything if they believe in themselves. Darius also was able to participate in many activates with the help of his eleven friends and this shows that people with disabilities can also enjoy their selves like every other normal person. They were able to have fun at the beach, travel across the country and participating in challenges that other students in the schools did to raise the awareness of this fatal disease. Through watching this documentary also we learned that we have to be hopeful all the time. For example Darius did not lose hope because he knew that he will soon circum to this fatal disease but instead he was hopeful and he even mentioned in an interview that he was appreciative each

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