Tyler walked such a long way in Wal-Mart! Our journey to the toy aisle started out very slow, but once his muscles were warm, Ty's little legs began to move with more ease. Walking is no easy task for him, but when he has a lot surrounding him, then he can focus on other things instead of his pain. Boy, did I notice our surroundings, as well. To the handful of people who stopped to encourage Ty on his walk, THANK YOU, for being so kind and giving him extra motivation. To the sweet little girl who not only made her brother move out of Tyler's way, but who also let her brother know how she felt about him knocking a toy into Tyler's path, THANK YOU. I saw the sweet smile you gave my son, and the "hi" you whispered to him when you were kneeling right in front of him. To the mother whose son asked, "What's wrong with him?", THANK YOU, for answering him by saying, "Well, he has to have that machine to help him walk, just like other people have glasses to help them see. Nothing is wrong with him!". To the couple who waited a couple minutes for us to cross an aisle, when they could have easily passed us, THANK YOU. The smile on your faces was comforting to me. The world is filled with so much hate and judgement, but people like you guys, make it a little easier to live in such a place. Do people really deserve a pat on the back for treating my son like the human he is? No, because you would think something like that would come easily, but in today's world, those kind of people most definitely stand out. Today, a nine year old boy went to the store with his family to pick out a toy, and thankfully, the kind actions of the people around us were so loud, that he didn't notice anything else. Today, we had a great trip to the store, and I'm looking forward to more of them.
By the way, Tyler made it from the entrance, all the way to the back of the store, to buy a new Avenger toy to add to his collection. Welcome home, Vision! You will be loved and dragged every where we go from now on!
Beautiful!
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