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Podcast: Pushing Forward with Alycia | A Disability Podcast
Episode: Building Success | How a Teenager is Turning an AVM Diagnosis into a Successful Lego Business
Description: Welcome Samuel Benifield-ChivoreIn this episode of "Pushing Forward with Alycia | A Disability Podcast," Alycia Anderson speaks with Samuel Benifield-Chivore, a remarkable teenager living with Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM). Diagnosed at age three, Samuel has undergone numerous surgeries and therapies but continues to thrive academically and personally.Samuel, an honor roll student and the creative mind behind Samuel's Bricks, shares his journey of adapting to his disability and finding new ways to excel. His mother, Benita Benifield, a Global Retention Marketing Manager at Etsy, joins the conversation to discuss her advocacy efforts and the importance of...