Sarah Meets Wayne Gretzky – And A Lifelong Dream Is Fulfilled
Sarah is so excited! Her whole body is jiggling up and down as she tells me, “Wayne Gretzky and Janet came right up to me. I told Janet I saw her in a movie while ‘The Great One’ gave me his autograph.” I’m excited for Sarah! As her mother, I know that she has just received a lifelong dream–to get ‘up close and personal’ with her hero.
Sarah is my special daughter. When she was born, almost 25 years ago, the doctors told me she would never be able to live on her own. They said she was retarded and would not be able to do many of the things most people take for granted. Indeed, she has Down’s syndrome, but the doctors were way off about her capabilities. She is a very independent young woman, has a job that pays ‘real money’, lives on her own and decorates her apartment to suit her tastes–with life-size Wayne Gretzky posters, two autographed photos, a huge LA Kings banner that she bought when he was with that team and tons of other Gretzky paraphernalia.
She has been a faithful fan of ‘number 99’. She...