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Sarah
Meets Wayne
Gretzky
And
a Lifelong Dream is
Fulfilled
By
Rebecca Hanson
©
2003-2005 All rights reserved. Please
ask permission to reproduce:
rebecca@youcanhaveitall.com
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Sarah is so excited! Her whole body is
jiggling up and down as she tells me, "Wayne
Gretzky and Janet came right up to me. I told Janet
I saw her in a movie while 'The Great One' gave me
his autograph." I'm excited for Sarah! As her
mother, I know that she has just received a
lifelong dream--to get 'up close and personal' with
her hero.
Sarah
is my special daughter. When she was born, almost
25 years ago, the doctors told me she would never
be able to live on her own. They said she was
retarded and would not be able to do many of the
things most people take for granted. Indeed, she
has Down's syndrome, but the doctors were way off
about her capabilities. She is a very independent
young woman, has a job that pays 'real money',
lives on her own and decorates her apartment to
suit her tastes--with life-size Wayne Gretzky
posters, two autographed photos, a huge LA Kings
banner that she bought when he was with that team
and tons of other Gretzky paraphernalia.
She
has been a faithful fan of 'number 99'. She
followed him from Edmonton, to LA to where ever her
'guy' was playing--glued to the TV during playoffs
and proud each time his team won the Stanley Cup.
She has made scrapbooks and written letters to let
him know that she thinks he is the BEST!
So,
is it any wonder that the Law of Attraction brought
Wayne Gretzky to Victoria, BC? We first
realized he was in town one Saturday night, when we
read in the newspaper that he had played golf in a
celebrity tournament. "Too bad we didn't realize
Wayne would be in Victoria," I lamented, as we
poured over the photo of him swinging his golf
club. We both assumed we had missed a golden
opportunity to see him in person.
But
the next morning, as I walked through the Inner
Harbor, I noticed an abundance of expensive cars
and limos waiting in front of the Empress Hotel. It
took me a couple of minutes to figure it out--that
the vehicles were waiting to take all the
celebrities to the airport--but once I did, I knew
exactly what action to take.
Using
my cell phone, I called Sarah and told her, "If you
want to see Wayne Gretzky, throw on some clothes
and ride your bike down here as fast as you can.
And bring paper and pen to get his autograph." I
continued walking to my destination--saying a
little prayer, "Please, keep Wayne from leaving
until Sarah can get there." I'm sure she was
'flying' as fast as she could pedal.
Later
she told me that Wayne and his family came out of
the Empress Hotel right at the same moment she
arrived on her bike. He was working the crowd and
walked right up to her, asked her name, signed his
autograph while Sarah made mention of Janet's part
in a movie.
I
asked her, "Sarah, was it as good has you had
imagined? Or better?"
"Better,"
she grinned. "Much better than I ever
imagined."
You
know, if the Universe would go to such lengths to
satisfy Sarah's lifelong wish, then NOTHING is too
difficult. There is no dream or hope or desire that
cannot be fulfilled.
Do
you have a secret dream, desire or
hope?
Contact
Rebecca
to learn how YOU can live your dream!
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