Harshita Dariyani opens up to SheThePeople about the medical and emotional challenges she powered through, how she uses her ability to go past her disability, and what courage means to her.

Exactly five years ago I was struggling even to breathe and had to convey a yes or a no by blinking my eyes. Now when I look back at all of it, it gives me a lot of strength and most importantly these five years taught me, that everything gets better with time.