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Jesse · 07-18-2010, 11:08 AM

my 15 year old nephew has a disease which causes polyps in his stomach and intestines that requires surgery every few years to keep him from being in terrible pain. This disease also causes freckle like blotches on his lips. The kids have made fun of him for years. He also has a very low IQ so he doesn't function as many 15 year olds do, more like 8 much of the time.

I am trying to help him build his confidence. He is so afraid of new people speaking to him that he will not go outside and play with the other kids. So I have been working with him a bit every day, getting him to walk a short distance by our pond then back home again. This morning he surprised me with the news that he was ready to walk all the way around this pond, which is nearly a 1/2 mile. I watched as he walked, and cheered him on silently with each step. He made it all the way around the pond and was beaming when he got home! Go Cody!!!!

07-18-2010, 11:08 AM	#2372
Jesse Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: Transguy Preferred Pronoun?: He Relationship Status: single Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Central West Coast of Florida Posts: 5,204 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 34,866 Thanked 17,783 Times in 3,940 Posts Rep Power: 21474857	my 15 year old nephew has a disease which causes polyps in his stomach and intestines that requires surgery every few years to keep him from being in terrible pain. This disease also causes freckle like blotches on his lips. The kids have made fun of him for years. He also has a very low IQ so he doesn't function as many 15 year olds do, more like 8 much of the time. I am trying to help him build his confidence. He is so afraid of new people speaking to him that he will not go outside and play with the other kids. So I have been working with him a bit every day, getting him to walk a short distance by our pond then back home again. This morning he surprised me with the news that he was ready to walk all the way around this pond, which is nearly a 1/2 mile. I watched as he walked, and cheered him on silently with each step. He made it all the way around the pond and was beaming when he got home! Go Cody!!!! __________________ “You’re so hard on yourself. Take a moment. Sit back. Marvel at your life: at the grief that softened you, at the heartache that widened you, at the suffering that strengthened you. Despite everything, you still grow. Be proud of this.”