Cerebral Palsy

Sounds grim, right?

Sounds unbearable right?

Wrong!

I asked Kurt how he feels about his lot in life, and he said nothing about his condition.

Instead he stated, "I feel lucky to be born in America and to be given an opportunity to be something." I asked Kurt if he could change one thing about his life what it would be and why.

He once again impressed me by saying, "Nothing.

If you change one thing, you change the whole person."Shifflett is well-respected.

"Everyone loves him," said Jason Walton, campus minister at Christian Campus Fellowship (CCF).

"He could have all these excuses, but doesn't use any of them, and we use all of our excuses when we don't really have any." Walton also says of Kurt, "He is one of the most impacting students I've been around.

He loves people, even if they're different."Shifflett is also a very motivated student.

He attends his classes regularly, even when there are so many excuses he could use to miss class.

However, Shifflett doesn't seem to be able to use an excuse.

Dr.

Bashu Dutt, of the economics department says of Kurt, "I was very impressed with his tenacity." Dr.

David Boldt, the chair of the economics department has had Kurt for several classes and had this to say, "Despite his adverities, he stays positive."Shifflett doesn't just leave his motivation in the classroom.

He is an active member of Baptist Collegiate Ministries (BCM), an...

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