Posted on 10/22/2008 3:35:27 AM PDT by Dawn531
One out in the ninth, and 40,000 people screaming in your ear. The American League pennant is at stake, and your 4-year-old daughter's lips have turned blue because her trachea is clogged. Tell me, are you more impressed with David Price on the mound or Pari Miller in Section 106? Because while Price was getting the final two outs for the Rays in the American League Championship Series' Game 7 on Sunday night at Tropicana Field, Miller was busy saving her daughter's life.
(Excerpt) Read more at tampabay.com ...
We’re Dodgers fans, we root for the NL, but we’ll be Rays fans this series. They beat the Yankees (hate em) and the Red Sox (love em) and now this story. Amazing.
“I have never felt that Grace was a burden in our lives. We feel quite the opposite. We feel blessed to have her,” Pari said. “She has totally changed our outlook on life, and it’s all for the best.
“She communicates her love to us every day when she smiles. That’s all any parent can ask, even with your so-called normal kids. Everyone needs a little assistance in their lives in some small way. … Grace just needs a little more assistance than most people.
“That’s fine. That’s why we’re here.”
Someone else that gets it. My screen is a bit blurry this morning....
Important words from Grace’s mother:
Everyone needs a little assistance in their lives in some small way. … Grace just needs a little more assistance than most people.
Ping
Prayers for this family.
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