Heroes come
in all shapes, sizes, races and creeds
Stepping up
to help or save someone in grave need
But they also
come in all ages from the very old to the very young
Wonder if
Bob Dylan will change the lyrics he has sung?
We all know
due to Dylan of the Eskimo, the Mighty Quinn
What about
Quinn Calender a seven year old to help his friend win?
Brayden
Grozdanich was afflicted with cerebral palsy which ravages a child’s brain
Muscles are
shorting in and out like an electrical appliance sparking in the rain
Physical
therapy may help but not without an immense amount of pain
Surgery to
help is too expensive and let a childhood pass in vain
But heroes
do not dither, do not wring their hands
or woe is us exclaim
No heroes
act to the unlucky forces on a friend try to tame
This mighty
Quinn opened without by red tape getting shut down a lemonade stand
To raise funds
for Brayden’s surgery to keep the pain from getting out of hand
The lemonade
was excellent but could not sell at 100 a glass so fund raising was refined
With parent’s
help the world became the stand; Quinn
and Brayden expanded to seek funds on line
20,000 Canadian
was the goal which they blew right through to Canadian 61
Quinn
reminds us that even if young, a hero’s work can be done
Brayden was
able two days ago to go under the surgeon’s knife
Thanks to
his friend Quinn, the Mighty Quinn, he has a chance to enjoy a much better life
© August
8, 2014 Michael P. Ridley aka the Alaskanpoet
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