Laura

We talked a lot about Laura's disability in class, but I'm still confused. It says that one leg is longer than the other but that doesn't seem like a huge deal to me. She still walks for hours upon hours each day. However, her condition is bad enough that it forces her to wear a brace. So I don't know quite what to make of her. Is this injury barely noticeable, and it that case why do they all make such a big deal about it? And if it is a serious injury, why does she put herself in pain each day by walking around on it? It would be easier to simply tell her mom that she dropped out of school.