Inspirational Story: A Father's Love For His Disabled Son! (2008)

"RICK AND DICK HOYT STORY"

"A son asked his father, "Dad, will you take part
in a marathon with me?" The father who despite
having a heart condition, said, "Yes".

They went on to complete the marathon together.
Father and son went on to join other marathons,
the father always saying, "Yes" to his son's
request of going through the race together.

One day, the son asked his father, 'Dad, let us
join the Ironman together; to which his father
said, "Yes", too.

For those who don't know, Ironman is the toughest
triathlon ever. The race consists of three
endurance events of a 2.4 miles (3.86 kilometers)
ocean swim followed by a 112 miles (180.2
kilometers) bike ride and ending with a 26.2 miles
(42.195 kilometers) marathon along the coast of
the Big Island.

Father and son went on to complete the race
together.

Based on the TV interview of Dick and Rick Hoyt,
Dick, the father explained that Rick while still
in his mother's womb, the umbilical chord was
wrapped around his neck cutting off oxygen to the
brain.

And when Rick was born, the doctor who was looking
after Rick told Dick and his wife that Rick would
never be able to walk nor talk all his life that
it would be best that they put him away. But the
Hoyts would not be willing to do such a thing and
decided to bring him home instead and decided
likewise to treat him just like anyone normal kid.
So that when the family went for a swim, Rick went
with them and so on and so forth. "