Ben Carson: Gifted Hands
Ben Carson is a gifted neurosurgeon whose life story has been made into a TNT movie starring Cuba Gooding, Jr. Read about it below and see photos and a video.
Benjamin S. Carson, Sr., M.D. is a world renowned pediatric neurosurgeon. He has literally saved lives and improved the lives of the people who know him and know his story. His is an American story. Its about struggle, overcoming obstacles, redemption, grasping opportunity, faith, the pursuit of happiness and all of the things that make America unique in the world. His message is clear and consistent. You can reach the American dream. You can reach for your potential with faith, hard work and the tough loving of a good mother. He preaches the value of education and one can rise above the most humble of beginnings through a solid education. In fact, he and his wife have established scholarship foundation, the Carson Scholars Fund, to pay for college for youth who show strong academic ability and humanitarian values.
The story shows how his divorced mother, Sonya Carson, raised her two sons, Ben and his older brother, Curtis Carson on the mean streets of Detroit’s west side and taught them to rise above their circumstances to pull themselves out of poverty. Curtis Carson became an engineer and Benjamin Carson became a pediatric neurosurgeon.
Dr. Ben Carson’s story premiered on TNT tonight. Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story, sponsored by Johnson and Johnson and starring Cuba Gooding, Jr. and Kimberly Elise as Carson and his mother, Sonya Carson. The movie is, of course, based on the book by the same name. There is also a companion children’s book, The Ben Carson Story. The children’s book is written in such a way as to help parents use Ben Carson’s story to teach children the lessons and values that are offered through learning his story.
Dr. Carson became the Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital when he was just 33-years-old. President George W. Bush awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2008. He and his wife, Candy Carson, live in Baltimore County, Maryland. They are the parents of three grown sons. You can learn more about him at his website.
