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Doctors Said His Daughter Would Never Walk. One Early Return Home Changed Everything
She told him about the park. About Lily watching other children and asking why her legs felt asleep. About how she begged to try. About her own childhood injury, and the moment she learned that fear can limit a person more than weakness ever could.
Daniel covered his face. “I was so afraid of breaking her that I forgot she might already be stronger than me.”
The months that followed were the hardest and most beautiful of his life.
Progress came slowly. Some days Lily couldn’t stand at all. Some days she cried in frustration. But no one told her to stop wanting anymore.
Doctors were stunned. Therapists revised plans. The house filled with cautious optimism.
