Spina Bifida Doesn’t Stop Me Being Beautiful | SHAKE MY BEAUTY

A WOMAN who turned her life around with fitness and determination is teaching others to live life without limits. Misty Diaz, 34, was born with Myelomeningocele - a form of Spina Bifida. Misty was born with a severe form of the condition; her spine was completely exposed and some of her organs were on the outside of her body. Misty has made a name for herself in both modelling and adaptive fitness. Misty told Barcroft TV: “Fitness allows me to feel like everyone else.” Misty’s life took a turn for the worse after underdoing her 28th operation. “I was on so much morphine and everything was just like a cloud.” Having almost lost everything, Misty needed to hit rock bottom until things could change for the better. Misty got into fitness after seeing a 5K charity walk advertised on a billboard. After completing the walk, Misty took on a 5k run. Misty joined Instagram and now has over 14,000 followers. She created the movement, #SpinaBeautiful – a body positive page for those with her condition. This is where Misty found her another calling – mentoring others going through similar struggles. Bryce, 21, was diagnosed with Spina Bifida at birth, but her condition began to worsen when she hit teenage years. The two women have kept in contact and Misty helps Bryce whenever she needs some advice. For Misty, being able to help people like Bryce is why she created the #SpinaBeautiful movement to begin with.