A 10-year old boy named Deven Jackson has a huge love for football, but then something happened that almost put his passion to an end. Two years ago this boy from Pennsylvania got so sick one day that he had to go to the hospital: he had meningitis. Meningitis is the failure of your kidneys, there was a low chance of him surviving.
Deven didn't want to lose his legs, but he had to. The horrible thing was, in football you run. A lot. Which means you use your legs. So what did he do? He fought. In order for him to run again he needed blades, someone found out about his struggle and decided to donate them to him. "He is now back on the football field." The way he felt when he tried on those blades was blissful, "I almost bawled like a baby" Deven said to Tim Tebow when asked how he felt.
You end up going through many struggles in your life, no matter big or small. Yet you still get back up and work hard for it, just like Deven has.
Cite:
Wynn, Gary. "10-Year-Old, Double-Leg Amputee Back on Football Field." Yahoo. N.p., 15 Sept. 2014. Web. 07 Jan. 2015. <https://gma.yahoo.com/10-old-double-leg-amputee-back-football-field-114500002.html>.
Deven didn't want to lose his legs, but he had to. The horrible thing was, in football you run. A lot. Which means you use your legs. So what did he do? He fought. In order for him to run again he needed blades, someone found out about his struggle and decided to donate them to him. "He is now back on the football field." The way he felt when he tried on those blades was blissful, "I almost bawled like a baby" Deven said to Tim Tebow when asked how he felt.
You end up going through many struggles in your life, no matter big or small. Yet you still get back up and work hard for it, just like Deven has.
Cite:
Wynn, Gary. "10-Year-Old, Double-Leg Amputee Back on Football Field." Yahoo. N.p., 15 Sept. 2014. Web. 07 Jan. 2015. <https://gma.yahoo.com/10-old-double-leg-amputee-back-football-field-114500002.html>.