https://www.specialolympics.org/stories/athletes/speechless-susies-story 2021-01-05T11:36:57-05:00 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/nw-gfnqkqZE/hqdefault.jpg "Speechless"—Susie Doyens's Remarkable Story Susie remained practically mute for most of her childhood due to social pressure and anxiety. See how she shattered those fears with the confidence gained through Special Olympics.<br/><br/><a href="https://support.specialolympics.org/a/donate-email" target="_blank" link-data="{&quot;cms.site.owner&quot;:{&quot;_ref&quot;:&quot;00000164-8a12-db15-a5fe-ce726a200000&quot;,&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;ae3387cc-b875-31b7-b82d-63fd8d758c20&quot;},&quot;cms.content.publishDate&quot;:1609864343917,&quot;cms.content.publishUser&quot;:{&quot;_ref&quot;:&quot;00000164-af71-d4d4-a975-bff30c6e0000&quot;,&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;6aa69ae1-35be-30dc-87e9-410da9e1cdcc&quot;},&quot;cms.content.updateDate&quot;:1609864343917,&quot;cms.content.updateUser&quot;:{&quot;_ref&quot;:&quot;00000164-af71-d4d4-a975-bff30c6e0000&quot;,&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;6aa69ae1-35be-30dc-87e9-410da9e1cdcc&quot;},&quot;link&quot;:{&quot;attributes&quot;:[],&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://support.specialolympics.org/a/donate-email&quot;,&quot;theme.00000163-f9c8-d03b-a967-fdecd6580000.:core:link:Link.hbs._template&quot;:null,&quot;_id&quot;:&quot;00000176-d361-de2f-abfe-d7eb65120000&quot;,&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;ff658216-e70f-39d0-b660-bdfe57a5599a&quot;},&quot;linkText&quot;:&quot;Make a Gift&quot;,&quot;theme.00000163-f9c8-d03b-a967-fdecd6580000.:core:link:Link.hbs._template&quot;:&quot;/core/link/SolidButton.hbs&quot;,&quot;theme.00000163-f9c8-d03b-a967-fdecd6580000.:core:enhancement:Enhancement.hbs.horizontalAlignment&quot;:null,&quot;theme.00000163-f9c8-d03b-a967-fdecd6580000.:core:enhancement:Enhancement.hbs._template&quot;:null,&quot;_id&quot;:&quot;00000176-d361-de2f-abfe-d7eb65070000&quot;,&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;809caec9-30e2-3666-8b71-b32ddbffc288&quot;}">Make a Gift</a> https://www.youtube.com/embed/nw-gfnqkqZE?feature=oembed&autoplay=1 Athletes