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Originally Posted by huntingwhale
dal cole. There was a special on him on the nhln and it told his story about how his brother has autism and is prone to many seizures. The seizures cannot be stopped and all the family can do is make the house as safe as possible and sit beside him until the seizure passes. Michael often wakes up in the middle of the night to take care of his brother and help him through it. He said he will do anything in his power to become a top 6 forward so he can provide for his family. I couldn't find a video link but it was a really powerful story and i'll be rooting for dal cole to succeed even though we most likely won't get him.
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Here's the link. Doesn't seem to want to embed on the board and work:
http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=703660
His Mom also survived Breast Cancer (which almost killed her) when he was young as well. He seems to have had nothing but adversity thrown at him and yet appears to be a well adjusted person. |