“My brother and sister have cerebral palsy, and we used to take them to the physical therapist all the time. I really enjoyed how they interacted with them. It made me want to make physical therapy into my career because it can be really hard for some kids who have cerebral palsy, but with help from physical therapists, they can learn to walk or move. My brother and sister were lucky enough to learn to walk eventually. Without the physical therapy, they wouldn’t have.” – Tydaiza Gamble of Atmore

Gamble is a senior studying physical therapy at Auburn University at Montgomery. She hopes one day to open her own pediatric physical therapy clinic.

Tydaiza Gamble is studying at AUM to be a physical therapist. (Amber Sutton / People of Alabama)

These are the faces and stories of people from all walks of life who call Alabama home. People of Alabama is a Red Clay Media and Alabama NewsCenter partnership.