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Meet Isabella Sicoli,

The cutest little 6yr old girl you’ll ever meet, with Shirley Temple curls and precocious smile.

Tragically however, Isabella has a crippling neurological condition called Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA)
which prevents her muscle-tone from developing. She has minimal corporal strength, and as her body grows,
she becomes incapable of moving her head and limbs,  needs “rods” implanted in her spine
to prevent curvature, and braces to keep her limbs growing straight.

It’s an awful affliction which will never get better..

Yet despite all this, Isabella always has a happy disposition.

We had Isabella and her family over for supper last night,
and I always make a point of treating her like a “normal” kid
(playing “basement hockey” with the boys, cops & robbers, etc…)

With that in mind, I knew that some of my arcade games might provide her with some new thrills.

With the help of her dad ( to reach the pedals ),  
“Izzy” had an absolute BLAST playing Cruis’n USA.
She played for almost an hour, and had a smile from ear to ear.

After she was done, she exclaimed with a huge grin
“ See Mummy…? I can drive just like a normal person “

…practically brought a tear to everyone in the room..

That moment alone was worth every single penny I’ve ever poured into this hobby.

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Sorry for the sobby story, but it really moved me last night,
and I thought it had a “Christmas-y” feel to it so I wanted to share.

Besides, for the first time ever,  my crazy hobby FINALLY scored some big points with my wife…

Merry Christmas all.

Steph



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Don't appolgize Steph, that is awesome brought a tear to my eye also just reading it...“ See Mummy…? I can drive just like a normal person “

Damn...I have a little girl with Down Syndrome...sometime the simplest things in life really are the best....

Thanks for sharing, Merry Christmas




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great heartfelt story....

Seeing b1 be "honest with his feelings"... priceless.

Like most of us, i enjoy my games, but have waaaay more fun when ihave people over to play (though lately I end up feeling like the arcade owner having to fix stuff on the fly!)

Just shows that games too, bring us all a little closer together.


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Great story!




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That hit home...


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I'm sharing that thread with my wife in the morning.

Thanks, Steph.
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Yes makes you realize what is important in life..  Merry Xmas everyone.

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Merci Steph!



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Great story Steph.  Thanks.


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I shot this pic myself :)
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Steph, the timing of this story is perfect. Thanks.
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Nice. And she must be one smart kid handling a driving machine at age 6!


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