Another great
Lone Star Paralysis Foundation
Pay it Forward with Daniel Curtis has delighted us, touched our hearts, and
invigorated our dancing moves.
This year for me was a pretty exciting. I finally met my dimple twin via a
conversation prompted by my
Google Glass.
You’re thinking “what
on Earth is a dimple twin?”
I’ll take a step back. I have an unusual dimple on my cheekbone - on just one
side. It is a distinctive trait that garners attention. It was just another
trait that made me a statistical outlier.
Being a statistical outlier is pretty fun. You stick out like sore thumb (which
I like to use to my advantage), but you also get a yearning for someone who
might share your same feelings. Well, I met my dimple twin. He doesn’t look
much like me, but darn, if it I didn’t feel like we had a small community of
two.
So I got to chatting with AJ - that’s my twin’s name. He suffered an injury
about 3.5 years ago and was told that he would never walk again. While I can’t
understand what he felt to be told that your entire way of living would be
turned upside down just when your life is getting started, I do know that he’s
standing and walking because of the Lone Star Paralysis Foundation.
AJ is still active in physical therapy and lives with chronic pain. But he’s
working, happy, and full of life. Stories like his carve an even deeper place
in my heart for the Lone Star Paralysis Foundation. I’d like to say that you’ll
come to Lone Star Paralysis Foundation events for the great food, great
entertainment, and the great auction prizes.
The truth is that you should really come for the great people - the people who
have formed an amazing community around recovery and the people who have
triumphed past those difficult recovery stages of their lives. Cheers to AJ and
all the others on the road to recovery!
I would be remiss if I didn’t show off at least photo of food porn and thank our generous supporters. Fabulous bites and sips courtesy of:
Chef David Bull of
Congress & Second Bar + Kitchen
Chef Jack Gilmore of
Jack Allen’s Kitchen
Chef Ben Nathan of
Café Blue
Chef John Bates of
The Noble Sandwich Co.
Chefs Jenn Costello and Chris Hurley of
The Bonneville
Thank you so much to everyone for your support and making it a great evening!
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