Such a Pretty Girl

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Nadina LaSpina. Such a Pretty Girl

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SUCH A PRETTY GIRL

A Story of Struggle, Empowerment, and Disability Pride

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My father had been taking me to doctors and hospitals since I was quite small. We had been to Catania, Messina, Rome, and Bologna. Rome and Bologna were far. It took many hours for the train to get there, crossing the straight on a ferry and going through many dark tunnels.

In Rome, my parents and I stayed with cousins who lived there. A few times, my father carried me to the Trevi Fountain so I could throw in a coin. I liked being in Rome, though I was always nervous knowing that, without a doubt, I would be taken to a doctor.

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