Player with Down Syndrome Wows Fans

Friday, 06 February 2009

Player with Down Syndrome Wows Fans
by Mama Pig
This was on one of the Carepages I follow. Some of you may have caught the story this morning, but I thought it was worth sharing.
It goes to show that I am correct; children like Emily have no boundaries if given the opportunity to fly.
Go Patrick!!

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That is fantastic!
- 2/6/2009 2:19 PM
- sarahb_86@xanga (message)
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I got all teary eyed watching this video. Thanks Mama Pig for sharing it with us! =)
- 2/6/2009 2:46 PM
- eugenia@xanga (message)
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Thats awesome! =D
- 2/6/2009 2:52 PM
- MommyOf2_0507@xanga (message)
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haha i definitly cried lol

awesome video!!
- 2/6/2009 4:34 PM
- WishIwasCultured@xanga (message)
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That's really cool!
- 2/6/2009 7:33 PM
- nattata@xanga (message)
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Man, that actually brought tears to my eyes. That is awesome. I am glad to see that there are kids out there who don't just pick on mentally challenged kids, you hear about it too often, and it is nice to see kids getting along like there is no differences between any of them.
- 2/6/2009 9:19 PM
- lilwetduckie (message)
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Awww.... awesome!
- 2/7/2009 12:35 AM
- Morningstarrising@xanga (message)
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What a great team and coach, not to mention Patrick. Go Maine!
- 2/7/2009 9:57 AM
- mamagiraffe (message)
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@lilwetduckie - I have to agree. I was so proud of the boy that willingly gave up his spot so that Patrick could realize his dream. This world has come a long way in such a short time and it really gives me hope for the future.
- 2/7/2009 10:48 AM
- mamapig (message)
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Wow, had not seen this. I am a special ed teacher of students like Patrick. One of my students, who is mentally retarded, has helped with the football time for the last 3 years, he is the team. He is a football fanatic, and can tell the you quarterback of any NFL team in the nation, just throw a team at him, more than likely he knows. Yet, this young man cannot tie his shoes, do simple math, or read a simple sentence. Last year, the coaches taught him how to kick field goals. They were hoping to find an opposing team that would allow him to kick a field goal during a game, but that never happened. Our school ended up going to State, and becoming State Champions, after 20 years. Everyone made sure that even Chris got a State ring! " It isn't what the team has done for Chris these last three years, it is what Chris has done for team," a statement made by our athletic director to Chris' grandma at his last IEP meeting.
- 2/7/2009 12:14 PM
- Annette33@xanga (message)
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That's so exciting!
- 2/8/2009 12:53 PM
- Kaysera@xanga (message)
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That's so awesome. Was having to hold back the tears at the end. It's nice to see that we still have great people in the world, and people like Patrick can live their lives without having to be in constant fear of all the jerks out there.
- 2/9/2009 10:23 AM
- gwendylyyn (message)
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About the Author

From: mamapig
Name: mamapig
About Me: Hello everyone. I am Mama Pig. I am a very busy mom of eight children. Five by birth and three my marriage. While it is a busy life, it is one I wouldn't change for the world. Our oldest is 18 and will be graduating in May. We are even in the boys/girls department with four each. Two just turned 14, two just turned 12, one will be 10 this year, and the babies are 4 and 2. There are no twins in the mix, just step siblings that happen to be close in age. You will read alot about Down syndrome when you read my blog. Our youngest daughter was born with Down syndrome as well as a congenital heart defect. These are two issues I am extremely passionate about. I just resumed classes at the local community college. My goal is to someday reach law school with the hopes of focusing on family law.