Showing posts with label Walkers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Walkers. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 1, 2008

Dyslexia Series-Disabled Legend Neil Bush

Neil Mallon Bush was born on 22 January, 1955 in Midland, Texas. Neil is the fourth of six children of former President George Herbert Walker Bush and Barbara Bush (Barbara Lane Pierce). Neil is the younger brother of President George Walker Bush, former Florida Governor Jeb Bush, and the late Robin Bush. At age 11, he entered the exclusive private St. Albans School in Washington, DC. Neil struggled through school. A counselor told his mother that it was doubtful the boy had the potential to graduate. Neil was later diagnosed as having dyslexia, and his mother spent much time coaching him through his learning disability. Eventually his grades improved and he graduated from St. Albans in 1973.

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Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Spina Bifida Series-Disabled Legend Gilbert M. Gaul

Gilbert has twice been awarded the Pulitzer Prize and has been a finalist on four other occasions. Most recently he was part of the reporting team that identified more than $15 billion in waste, fraud and abuse in the nation’s farm subsidy programs, a series that was a finalist for the 2007 Pulitzer for public service. From birth his son Cary Gaul was rushed to a children's hospital where he was operated on several times for problems related to spina bifida. Doctors believed he would not walk at all, but as time went along, Cary proved them all wrong. With the help of braces and walkers, along with a strong will, he was able to gradually take more steps.

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