Foster, Linda S.

When Joe was four, he and his family, including his mom, dad, and his brother Larry, moved from Missouri to California. This was because his dad had heard that California had more opportunities for a child like Joe, who had cerebral palsy. His folks decided early on that Joe wasn't going to use his handicap to get his own way. Joe's dad passed away when Joe was twelve. He attended a special day school from the age of seven until he was seventeen. The people at the day school tried to help him walk and he tried three times to walk alone. But, he fell several times, which was scary, and the effo...