A 24-year-old Utah man born without
limbs is thanking God for his talent and
gifts and especially for his fiancée – a
woman who has had a crush on him since
childhood.
“[N]one of this is possible without God’s
hand in it. By His grace am I able to do
any of these things," Gideon DiMeglio told
KSL-TV.
DiMeglio was born in 1994 without hands
or arms and with feet attached to short
legs. An ultrasound had prepared his
parents – born-again Christians – for his
disability. He was their fourth child.
Soon, though, they discovered his many
gifts. He had a big smile. He had an
outgoing personality and was a leader
among classmates at school. Most of all,
he loved to draw – which he does today
with his feet. His favorite drawing is of
his fiancée, Brittani Salazar, who is able-
bodied and has arms and legs.
“I had a little crush on Gideon when I was
little, like ongoing, off and on. I was just
always the annoying little sister,” she told
KSL.
As a young girl, she didn’t see Gideon as
disabled, even though he is in a motorized
chair.
“In 9th grade, I think it was … we had to
write a paper about someone who we
know who had a disability, and I was like,
‘I can’t think of anyone,’” Salazar said.
“And my brother said, ‘What about
Gideon?’ And I said, ‘He doesn’t have a
disability.’ It just came out because it was
just normal to me.”
Said Brittany’s mother, Christy Salazar,
“Brittani doesn’t see differences in people.
It’s been that way, just from the get-go.”
They were engaged on April 22,
surrounded by friends and family. The
wedding is scheduled for March 2019.
Brittany’s mother said faith united the
couple.
“It’s a lot of prayer and a lot of watching
them through the three years they’ve been
together and just making sure,” the mom
said. “They know what they’re doing and
we’re convinced.”
DiMeglio says his career future is in
psychology.
“I led a youth group and helped out in
youth group for years and years at K2 The
Church,” he said, referencing his
congregation. “I have a real heart for
teenagers and working with teenagers.”
limbs is thanking God for his talent and
gifts and especially for his fiancée – a
woman who has had a crush on him since
childhood.
“[N]one of this is possible without God’s
hand in it. By His grace am I able to do
any of these things," Gideon DiMeglio told
KSL-TV.
DiMeglio was born in 1994 without hands
or arms and with feet attached to short
legs. An ultrasound had prepared his
parents – born-again Christians – for his
disability. He was their fourth child.
Soon, though, they discovered his many
gifts. He had a big smile. He had an
outgoing personality and was a leader
among classmates at school. Most of all,
he loved to draw – which he does today
with his feet. His favorite drawing is of
his fiancée, Brittani Salazar, who is able-
bodied and has arms and legs.
“I had a little crush on Gideon when I was
little, like ongoing, off and on. I was just
always the annoying little sister,” she told
KSL.
As a young girl, she didn’t see Gideon as
disabled, even though he is in a motorized
chair.
“In 9th grade, I think it was … we had to
write a paper about someone who we
know who had a disability, and I was like,
‘I can’t think of anyone,’” Salazar said.
“And my brother said, ‘What about
Gideon?’ And I said, ‘He doesn’t have a
disability.’ It just came out because it was
just normal to me.”
Said Brittany’s mother, Christy Salazar,
“Brittani doesn’t see differences in people.
It’s been that way, just from the get-go.”
surrounded by friends and family. The
wedding is scheduled for March 2019.
Brittany’s mother said faith united the
couple.
“It’s a lot of prayer and a lot of watching
them through the three years they’ve been
together and just making sure,” the mom
said. “They know what they’re doing and
we’re convinced.”
DiMeglio says his career future is in
psychology.
“I led a youth group and helped out in
youth group for years and years at K2 The
Church,” he said, referencing his
congregation. “I have a real heart for
teenagers and working with teenagers.”
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