Just like every other 25 year old living *** normal life in Hartford Connecticut, hanging with friends, going to the gym and of course making tick talks, mason was born into *** different body. He has no legs and only one arm. He was adopted from Moscow Russia when he was three. His birth mother was exposed to radiation from Chernobyl in the letter actually, I just read it lately. She had basically said that she didn’t want to raise *** monster not letting any of his physical differences stop him from living his best life. He says that wouldn’t be possible without the help from his adoptive mother. She always stood up for me to use my voice and be myself and really just supported me in not cutting me any slack. He certainly using that voice, he brings that upbeat energy and his daily waddle to social media, which definitely didn’t go unnoticed in the Tiktok world to an ordinary. I I think it looks peculiar seeing *** guy with no legs on *** treadmill people DMI and stuff like that and be like, how do you do this? And I realized I was like, I realized I had an opportunity to share with the world how *** disabled person lives and always keeping the message positive and life is hard, give yourself that credit and realized that you know, limbs or not. It can be difficult. It’s how you persevere and get through it. That’s important
Man born without limbs overcomes his challenges and tries to inspire others on TikTok
Updated: 9:23 PM CST Feb 24, 2023
Timur Mason is using his differences to inspire others, thanks to TikTok.Mason, who was born without legs and only one arm, was adopted from Russia at 3 years old. His birth mother was exposed to radiation from Chernobyl.”In the letter actually, I just read it lately. She basically said she didn’t want to raise a monster,” Mason told WFSB.Now, Mason lives in Connecticut and makes videos that show everything he’s capable of despite the challenges he’s faced in life. He credits his positive outlook to his adoptive mother.”She always stood up for me to use my voice and be myself, and rally just supported me and not cutting me any slack,” he said. His attitude and strength are what TikTok users have been pleasantly surprised by after watching his videos.”To an ordinary eye, I think it looks peculiar seeing a guy with no legs on a treadmill. I’m aware of that. People would DM me and stuff like that, and be like how do you do this? And I realized I had an opportunity to share with the world how a disabled person lives,” he said. “And life’s hard, give yourself that credit. And realize that limbs or not, it can be difficult and it’s how you persevere and get through it that’s important.”
Timur Mason is using his differences to inspire others, thanks to TikTok.
Mason, who was born without legs and only one arm, was adopted from Russia at 3 years old. His birth mother was exposed to radiation from Chernobyl.
“In the letter actually, I just read it lately. She basically said she didn’t want to raise a monster,” Mason told WFSB.
Now, Mason lives in Connecticut and makes videos that show everything he’s capable of despite the challenges he’s faced in life. He credits his positive outlook to his adoptive mother.
“She always stood up for me to use my voice and be myself, and rally just supported me and not cutting me any slack,” he said.
His attitude and strength are what TikTok users have been pleasantly surprised by after watching his videos.
“To an ordinary eye, I think it looks peculiar seeing a guy with no legs on a treadmill. I’m aware of that. People would DM me and stuff like that, and be like how do you do this? And I realized I had an opportunity to share with the world how a disabled person lives,” he said. “And life’s hard, give yourself that credit. And realize that limbs or not, it can be difficult and it’s how you persevere and get through it that’s important.”
