The True Heroes

[TheDrop]

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Team Hoyt is a father (Dick Hoyt, b. ca. 1940) and son (Rick Hoyt, born January 10, 1962) from Massachusetts who compete together in marathons, triathlons, and other athletic endeavors. Rick has cerebral palsy, caused by loss of oxygen to his brain at birth because his umbilical cord was wrapped around his neck.
Dick pulls his son Rick in a special boat as they swim, carries him in a special seat up front as they bike, and pushes him in a special wheelchair as they run.
Doctors told his parents that Rick would live in a vegatative state, but his parents, with the help of Tufts University engineers, recognized that his sense of humor indicated intelligence. At the age of 12, Rick was able to learn how to use a special computer to communicate using movements from his head. The first words he typed were, "Go Bruins!", and the family learned he was a sports fan. They entered their first race in 1977, a 5 mile benefit run for an injured lacrosse player who was a schoolmate of Rick's.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Team_Hoyt
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2785 ... per-heroes

Its truly amazing and totally awe inspiring. We saw the video in English class and what Dick Hoyt has been able to do is unbelievable. He is around his mid-60s now and still running marathons.
Just watch the video if you are dont want to read

[Draquish]

Cute.

[antics]

i think something about this was posted before i think
it was really nice very touching

[TheDrop]

^Oh im sorry if this was posted before, didn't know :\

[Squirt]

Oh wow thats nice :3.

I don't believe its so much that parents give up on their children, but probably because some of them have financial problems you know? So they can't waste time doing those types of things.

But yes there has to be those messed up parents that abandon their child after it they are born.

@ 8:56 Rick looks like Tony Hawk o_O

Also wow, Dick is pretty strong for a man his age.

[the_wicked]

The human spirit is quite amazing.

[Miguez]

Awesome father