How We Roll: 2 Men, 1 Wheelchair and a lifetime of lessons in perseverance [Paperback]

At the start, it all looked uphill… In Spring 2001, Tim Wambach stopped by a school district office on a whim and put in an application to be a substitute teacher – but that’s when the wheel of fate began to roll. Soon, he found himself face-to-face with a 12-year-old kid named Mike Berkson, a warm, funny, optimistic genius trapped in a body challenged by Cerebral Palsy. The teacher was in for the biggest lesson of his life. Four years later, Tim Wambach was running across America trying to raise awareness of the difficulties faced by some of America’s most valuable citizens. This is the story of two men, one wheelchair, and a dream that became a mission…TIM WAMBACH is the co-founder and president of the Chicago-based Keep On Keeping On Foundation, a group of caring volunteers eager to make a difference in the Special Needs Community. The KOKO Team’s focus is to both assist and raise awareness for those born with severe physical disabilities such as Cerebral Palsy and Muscular Dystrophy. For more on KOKO, and to volunteer, visit http://keeponkeepingon.org.Dedication Acknowledgments Foreword by Denis Berkson “Everything Happens for a Reason” “It’s Not You, It’s Me” Minding Our Pees and Cues Elevator Wars Seeing the Light A Girl Named Maria Welcome to the Family Never Forget Freedom Laughing in the Grip of Despair When One Door Closes... The Run A word from Stu Mittleman Afterword A word from the executive director of the Keep On Keeping On Foundation A word from the creative director of Handicap This Productions“Tim and Mike formed a friendship at that middle school, a bond that has continued – that has moved forward – to this day. Each discovered something within the other that connected them. Each discovered in the other something that inspired them. Such was the basis of the friendship you will read about in this book. My son Mike, and Tim, who is my son in spirit, have a grel#.