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Throwing in the Towel

Our son Gary was born in a hospital connected with the prison where his mother was serving time for grand theft.  With a birth weight slightly more than three pounds, Gary could whimper softly but was too weak to cry for his first year on Earth.  We were told Gary would never walk because to his mental retardation was added cerebral palsy affecting all four limbs.

 

As a little boy, Gary was very sweet, very verbal and very brave.  He struggled mightily to learn to walk with the aid of cuff crutches and in the process developed upper body muscles that a weight lifter might well envy.  When other children were toddling around, Gary was on all fours dragging his crippled legs along the floor.

 

One day he looked up and inquired, "Dad, why can't I walk like other kids?'  The ...

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