After his PT session, he asked me seriously, “Do you think superheroes can have robot legs?”
He’d faced every surgery and therapy session with quiet determination, but this question revealed the weight he’d been carrying—the frustration of wanting to be “normal.”
I held his hand. “Superheroes can have anything they want. But you don’t need robot legs to be one. Your heart, courage, and persistence make you strong.”
Weeks later, he grinned. “I figured it out! I don’t need robot legs—I’ve got you.”
When his school had Superhero Day, we made a costume that reflected his strength and heart. That day, he rolled in confident, cheered on by his classmates. He wasn’t “the kid in a wheelchair”—he was a superhero.
The real lesson? True strength comes from the heart—and the people who believe in us help us see it.
