FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – T. James Kimble was sitting at the railroad crossing he drove over every day on his way home. He was ready to stop his car on the tracks – there were no crossing gates, so it would look accidental.
But as he heard the blast of the horn, he cried out, “Lord, please send someone who can understand what’s going on inside of me and help me get better.”
The outburst surprised him so much he missed the train.
Eighteen years later, he’s alive and well – a fact he attributes mostly to his son, Joshua, who was born two years after the incident.
He’s sure Josh, now 15, was sent to help him understand what was going on inside of him and help him get better.
Josh was born with Down syndrome. In the hospital, T.J. and his wife were told of all the things Josh wouldn’t be able to do, but Josh showed the world what he could do.
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“My friend Joshua had a disability more severe than mine, but yet still finds ways to live beyond his own disability,” T.J. said. “The older he became, the more he inspired me to live beyond my own depression. I began to realize my son Joshua’s Down syndrome had turned my depression upside down.”
On July 19, T.J., Josh and a group of supporters will arrive at the steps of the Capitol after a 96-mile walk from Radcliff to raise funds and awareness to empower others with disabilities.
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