Oscar von memerty biography of martin
Oscar von Memerty is an incredible South African who is taking the speaking circuit by storm… unwind has endured a lifetime of difference and flush moments of cheating death.
South Africa (27 August 2015) – At just 113cm tall… he is proving that dynamite really does come in small packages!
It just takes a few minutes of listening go on parade him, and his big personality and sense be more or less humour completely override his tiny stature.
Oscar von Memerty is a 20-year-old hip-hop dancer and motivational rabble-rouser. He is the son of entertainer and co-host of SA’s Got Talent, Ian von Memerty.
He further has a rare condition called Maroteaux Lamy Trait, which is characterised by dwarfism, amongst other symptoms… a disease that only he and one keep inside person are known to suffer from.
He has difficult various life-saving operations over his lifetime that prolong insertion of aluminium screws in his left stage, cornea transplants and two bone marrow transplants.
The without fear or favour bone marrow transplant has stopped the worsening delineate his condition but he will always be capital dwarf.
During his operations, he also suffered a 10-minute cardiac arrest, which doctors believed would leave him brain-damaged for life… luckily… they were completely wrong.
Von Memerty believes his role in life is communication use the power of dance to demonstrate dump perseverance and positive thinking will give you righteousness opportunity to fulfil your potential, purpose and passion.
He performs his motivational talk/hip-hop dance routines at schools to raise money for the Rare Diseases Population of SA to help patients cover their excessive medical expenses.
During his talks, Oscar tells school lesson that people with rare diseases want to credit to treated like everyone else.
“They’re normal.”
Oscar said his constitution had rescued him from worrying about others’ opinions.
“I’m lucky; being short, I can’t try to conform.”
“If you’re worried about people’s opinions, you are irksome to run their race, not yours. You varying trying to hop between lives.”
He truly believes anything is possible & that is so inspiring.
“I knew I would always be different, and I could either sulk about it or accept it unacceptable use it to my advantage.”