Vanessa Low - That´s How She Rolls

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14/09/2011

 
Vanessa Low; © Low

Name: Vanessa Low
Age: 21
City: Leverkusen/Germany
Occupation: Digital media designer
Handicap: Bilateral femoral amputation

In India during the World Cup for Amputees and Wheelchair Users she stood on the victory podium. But Vanessa Low wants more. On REHACARE.de the ambitious young woman talks about her family, which is always there for her, and her fear of sharks.


REHACARE.de: When did you last laugh heartily and what about?
Vanessa Low: When we shot a TV-spot – but it is not funny when I tell it now. Just the situation was very funny.

REHACARE.de: What is your favourite place? And why?
Vanessa Low: On my balcony when I eat breakfast.

REHACARE.de: The last meal in my life would be…
Vanessa Low: Yeast dumplings with currant sauce

REHACARE.de: Which person has influenced you most?
Vanessa Low: My father. He was always there for me, especially in the really hard times.

REHACARE.de: Is there something you should throw away, but won’t?
Vanessa Low: My old protheses because they are reminiscent of my first steps.

REHACARE.de: If you were to win one million in the lottery, what would you do with the money?
Vanessa Low: I am sure that first I would go on a holiday.

REHACARE.de: Which moment of your life would you like to relive?
Vanessa Low: When I stood on the victory podium during the World Cup in India. I knew that everything has been perfect that day.

 
She would have never dreamed of being as successful as she is nowadays; © privat

REHACARE.de: I would like to be…
Vanessa Low: Myself. I am really contented with me.

REHACARE.de: What are you fed up about?
Vanessa Low: Sometimes about the German weather.

REHACARE.de: How can you relax the best?
Vanessa Low: When I am with my parents at the Baltic Sea: just lying on the beach and doing nothing.

REHACARE.de: I enjoy listening to music by…
Vanessa Low: The Kooks

REHACARE.de: Which questions would you like answered the most?
Vanessa Low: Why I can not run as fast as I want to– despite I work out so much.

REHACARE.de: What are you most afraid of?
Vanessa Low: Of sharks – I do not know why but it is like this.

REHACARE.de: What else would you like to accomplish in life?
Vanessa Low: I would like to win the Paralympic Games - so that I know I did my best.