A very cool love story...

My online friend Denise has a very special brother in law. On May 7th, his 55th birthday, he will be getting married!!

Want to know what’s so special about him? Read on to see how Denise tells the story…

“He's very special, and has the purest and most loving heart I've ever encountered. I have never heard him say a negative word about his life...most of the time, his sentences are prefaced with "I'm so lucky..."

“Want to feel good about your life? He was born with cerebral palsy. After his parents divorced when he was a child, he lived with his mother, little sister, and my husband (his older brother) in a manufactured home. One night when he was 12 (a night when my now husband happened to be staying with their father), their mom left burning cigarettes in the trash can after a small party. The home caught on fire and his mother and little sister were trapped in the blaze and killed. Unable to walk or escape on his own, he screamed from his bedroom and firemen were able to pull him to safety through a window. He suffered serious and permanent lung damage in the blaze.”

“He's been in a wheelchair since childhood, and had to have a leg amputated due to diabetes about 15 years ago. He can do very little for himself, and has lived in an assisted living facility for many years. His fiancee (who also has an apartment in his facility), is a spunky little brainiac (also with CP) who is highly independent, works as an advocate for the physically challenged, and has been encouraging him to overcome his own boundaries by teaching him how to use the paratransit resources available to them...she is 52.”

"We just booked our plane tix to go to the wedding in 6 weeks, and I'm so psyched.”

Isn't that a very cool love story, indeed? Please join me in wishing them a lifetime of happiness and love.


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