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Libo Cao Meyers is an engineering executive at Apple, a board member, and a veteran of Silicon Valley’s innovative culture. She grew up in Northern China and was diagnosed with polio as an infant. Immigrating alone to the United States in 2000, she completed her M.S. and Ph.D. simultaneously in two different engineering fields from Ohio University by 2004. From there, she became an athlete by completing a 100-mile bike ride with the strength of one leg. Libo loves to solve challenges and bring impact to this world. She cherishes her personal identity that stems from the deeply-rooted Cao family legacy dating back 3000 years. Libo lives in California with her husband and their two sons. For more, visit libomeyers.com or follow her on LinkedIn below.
Reviewed by Jamie Michele for Readers' Favorite
Limp Forward by Libo Cao Meyers is a memoir that highlights key turning points, challenges, and achievements in Meyers' journey of personal growth, academic pursuit, professional accomplishments, and personal success. Meyers, born in China, contracted polio as a child and she details her parents taking desperate measures to aid her recovery from polio, and reflects on her early years living with relatives and in hospitals, experiencing adventure, bullying, and an abundance of resourcefulness. As she grows up, she is determined to pursue her goals in computer science and her progress is remarkable as she excels in college, transfers to Ohio University, and navigates American life. After graduation, she trains as an athlete despite her physical limitations caused by polio, secures a job at Dash Navigation, finally receives her Green Card, and, inspired by Steve Jobs, begins her professional ascent within Apple.
Limp Forward by Libo Cao Meyers shows what any person can achieve with a strong family foundation, wherever they hail from, and when that family is so exceptionally involved and sacrificing, the success of their children is greatly enhanced through their willingness to do anything for them. Meyers had a lifetime of amazing successes but none of these, not a single one, would have been possible if at any point her parents had decided that they would simply make do with what they had at the time. This is important to acknowledge because I come from the same background, and it is proof that it “takes a village” or, at the very least, a family willing to work as one. My favorite parts are Meyers' college years in the States where she has her first Halloween, and dating experiences that can only come from the cyberghetto of Craigslist. Finding love and marrying a man who not only went to China to meet her incredible family but brought a wonderful letter from his own parents was about the sweetest thing I have read! Overall, this is an inspirational book that drives home the importance of perseverance, love, and the beauty that can come from being differently abled.
