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Dreams Do Come True

by ♥Lovey♥


To Dream: to see, or have a vision of, in sleep, or in idle fancy;

I have often read or heard of dreams coming true but to know the dreamer and witness the dreams coming true is a story and a piece of myself I would like to share.

This was not a dream of riches, or fame, or to reside on an exotic island.
This was a simple dream to live a normal life to the fullest.

My brother Tim is 3 years my junior.
He was born with a genetic disorder called "Phenylketonuria" a.k.a P.K.U.
As a child this condition was explained to me in simplistic terms.
My brother was born allergic to protein.
In those days there were no infant testings for this type of disorder.This lead to many children being fed protein for the first 6 months of their lives and that protein destroyed brain cells which caused mental retardation.

My brother was diagnosed just before his first birthday.
The damage was done.
Doctors advised our family to place him in an institution for the rest of his life because he would be a "vegetable", a term used frequently in those days. Meaning unable to communicate or walk or care for himself.His brain would always be that of an infant.He was also a severe asthmatic.

My family disagreed.We brought Tim home.He began a diet without protein, only supplements that stopped further damage to his brain.
He learned to walk, talk ( sometimes too much) and became an active child in a special school learning new things everyday.
Daily Tim would be beaten,picked on and called horrible names by the "normal kids" as he waited for his school bus.
That fear and anxiety did not stop this little boy.It made him stronger and more determined to be something in his life.

He dreamed of being a sports superstar, having his own place, having a wife, and living life as he saw others living theirs.
In 1986 Tim went to Calgary as an Olympian in the Special Olympics.
As I watched him run to the finish line,I saw this little boy running into a man, and it was at that moment I knew there was nothing going to stop him from living his life exactly the way HE wanted and without discrimination.
He brought home a gold and bronze metal.The Canadian Government recognized him for his accomplishments and contribution to the community and country.
Four months after the Olympics Tim came to live with Terry (my hubby) and I.

Our focus was to help Tim go from dependent to independent living.
Tim was classified "high functional"but some family members disagreed and believed Tim would always be dependent on someone in the family for survival,we disagreed.So we began the journey to the next part of his dream.He lived with us for 9 years.
It was a struggle and more, but the outcome is a dream come true.

My brother is a well respected and intricate part of the community.He works along side the mentally handicap and in May he will be celebrating his 10th wedding anniversary.

His dreams came true. He earned his metals, he became independent and he has a Mrs.
He is living his life without discrimination or fear.

Dreams do come true, sometimes we need a push, and hand up, or someone to show us the direction, but if we know the dream, there can be no stopping us.