Frida Kahlo

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Frida Kahlo was born on July 6, 1907, near Mexico City. She always dreamed of being remembered after she died. At the age of six, she got polio. At the age of 18, she was in a bus accident and was severely injured. During that time, she began to paint, which helped her to achieve her dream of being remembered. She married another artist, Diego Rivera. As an artist, she had three exhibitions in her lifetime. She was introduced to other artists during that time, such as Picasso. She went through many relapses in her life and died at age 47. The cause never determined.

Frida Kahlo was a strong person, mentally and physically. She had to deal with the depression caused by her relationship with her husband. She also went through depression in 1940 after having to have her leg amputated. She was strong physically because she went through 30 operations in her life. Throughout her life she had multiple relapses that caused her pain.

Frida was determined. She never let anything stand in the way of what she wanted. After getting polio at age six, she was confined to her room for nine months. She had to learn to walk again after that. At age 18, she was in a bus accident. A metal pole went through her body and she broke her spinal column, her collarbone, fractured her right leg in 11 places, and dislocated and crushed her right foot. She had to learn to walk again after that. Prior to an art exhibition she had in Mexico, she was told by doctors that she shouldn't go. She arrived at the exhibition in an ambulance and hosted it in the middle of the room on a stretcher.

Like all people, Frida Kahlo was not perfect and she made mistakes in her life. Both she and her husband had multiple affairs during their marriage. They later divorced but re-married just a year later. After the depression following her leg amputation, she turned to drugs and alcohol. She did this to try to escape from the physical pain she felt.

Frida Kahlo's life can be described as anything but easy. She was a strong woman who dealt with emotional and physical pain. She was determined to make the most of her life and not settle for anything less than what she knew she could achieve. Frida was also as imperfect as everyone else and made the same mistakes so many others have. She was an ordinary human being who pushed herself to achieve her goals, which makes her my hero.