I wrote this in the voice of my cousin Mary, who was the disabled daughter of my aunt and uncle. I lived with their family for over 5 months, so I came to love this cousin. The faith of her and her brother were an inspiration to me and are part of the reason I wanted to become a Christian.
It was in their home that I met my husband Wayne.

This is a true story about my lovely aunt and her care of her four physically disabled children. They were disabled due to a genetic abnormality where my aunt and uncle were not related but their genes were so close, it was as though they were sister and brother.
The photo is of the mother and father of the disabled children who the two longest surviving children, as the two oldest brothers died in the late teens.
Those in the picture left to right are: my cousin Charles, my aunt Thelma, my cousin Mary and my uncle Cecil.
The condition these children had, was so rare that Duke university did an in depth study of their case, of which my family were required to fill out health reports. I do not know what the study revealed, but do hope it was something which could help other families in the future.

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