Monday, October 24, 2016

Deaf-Blind Teen Who's Defying The Odds

VIDEO [CC] - Ellen interview with a Deaf and Blind teen who's defying the odds on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.





LOS ANGELES -- In a clip from The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Marvin Pearson is an incredible young man and varsity football player who hasn't let anything stand in the way of doing what he loves. Marvin Pearson is one special guy, and he came on the show to tell Ellen about his story.





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Marvin is a high school senior who is both Deaf and Blind. He has a cochlear implant in one ear to help him hear. Marvin doesn't let his Disabilities stop him from doing anything, in fact, he uses them as motivation when playing football, track and wrestling.



Marvin goes above and beyond in everything that he does, and Ellen's friends at Shutterfly loved his story and surprised him with $10,000! The show was taped in Studio 11 at NBC Studios in Burbank, California. Find out more about Shutterfly and see more memorable moments here, http://www.ellentv.com/shutterfly.



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