Being different comes with challenges, and for junior Vedant Padhi, these challenges never went away. Born with gastrointestinal problems, Vedant had to leave birthday parties early, go to constant doctor appointments, and deal with constant pain. With these constant challenges, though, comes his relentless drive of resilience. Vedant talks about how he deals with these challenges daily, enjoying his high school life everyday, placing the pain aside. Vedant Padhi, a rising high schooler out of the Bay Area. In this talk, Vedant walks us through his medical struggle and uses it as a motivation to all around him to keep pushing forward—at the end of every tunnel, there will be light. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx