Despite long list of accomplishments, this Sask. wheelchair user is just getting started

A 25-year-old Saskatoon woman just graduated from the University of Saskatchewan with double honours in political studies and women's and gender studies. That alone is an impressive achievement for anyone. 

But for wheelchair user Tasnim Jaisee (BA'24, BA'24, CQGS'24), a Bangladeshi immigrant woman with disabilities, it's particularly special. Jaisee was born with osteogenesis imperfecta, also known as brittle bone disease, which she calls "a very difficult condition."

"Because of the effects of the condition, I have had more than 100 fractures in my life," said Jaisee, in an interview with CBC, who deals with chronic pain and has had to have many medical procedures.

"When I was born, my family was given a prediction of me surviving up to only six months in my life," she said.

"And I'm grateful to have lived 25 years — 25 years full of love from my family and the community [and] friends and colleagues around me. Even to this day I don't take each day for granted."

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