CAN

"All our dreams CAN come true-if we have the courage to pursue them" -someone famous said this-
On Sunday night, April 30 -Leigh, Anne and I attended a talk hosted by Immanuel Baptist Church here in Lexington featuring Dick and Rick Hoyt. They are a father and son team who together compete in both marathon races (they have done Boston!) and even Ironman triathlons (2.4 miles of swimming, 112 miles of bicycling 26.2 miles of running). The son, Rick can’t walk or talk. For the past twenty five years or more Dick, who is 65, has pushed and pulled his son across the country and over hundreds of finish lines. When Dick runs, Rick is in a wheelchair that Dick is pushing. When Dick cycles, Rick is in the seat-pod from his wheelchair, attached to the front of the bike. When Dick swims, Rick is in a small boat being pulled by Dick. They say "Can’t" is not in their vocabulary. CAN is. It is an inspiring story and made us (Leigh, Anne and I) view our upcoming June Mooseman triathlon in a whole new light. IF this father and his quadriplegic son CAN, then Leigh, Anne, Ken and I CAN. We CAN embrace the dreams of our hearts and take the courage to live them.