An Extra-Ordinary Dad
Child, Health, Parenting, Videos January 13th, 2009A friend sent me this email and I cried….
A son says to his father: “Dad, would you be willingly to run a marathon with me?”
The father, despite his age and a heart disease, said “YES”.
And so they ran that marathon, together.
The son asks: “Dad, can you run another marathon with me?”
Again father said “YES”.
So they ran another marathon, together.
One day the son asks his father: “Dad would please do the Iron Man with me?”
Now just in case you wouldn’t know, The Iron Man is the toughest triathlon
in existence;
4km swimming, then 180 km by bike, and finally another 42 km running, in
one stroke.
Again father said “YES”
You have to see how extra-ordinary this father and son were in the video clip below:
January 14th, 2009 at 1:15 am
That brings tears to my eyes!
January 14th, 2009 at 2:23 am
hey Angeline, I had seen their video a few years back and it is one of my fav video. Very inspiring and touching. You might be interested in this version http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5GdUMVnzTw&feature=related. I love the song.
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Enjoy and thanks for sharing :)
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January 14th, 2009 at 2:29 am
My hubby showed this to me before and we both ended in each others’ arms with tears in our eyes.
January 14th, 2009 at 6:30 am
Thank you so much for sharing this. Now I am warm all over…
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January 14th, 2009 at 9:12 am
Thank you for sharing another great video.. It brought tears to my eyes too…
January 14th, 2009 at 9:17 am
this is so touching …
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January 14th, 2009 at 10:02 am
i am all teary in front of my laptop now!
thanks for sharing this wonderful clip.
January 14th, 2009 at 10:26 am
Oh 4malmal,
Thank you…
“I can only imagine….” The power of the father’s love…..
(I cried again…)
January 14th, 2009 at 3:37 pm
Thanks for sharing the video. Very touching to see the love between the father and son. Btw, the song is a Christian song; My Redeemer lives sang by Nicole C Mullins.
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January 14th, 2009 at 8:29 pm
Absolutely beautiful!That was amazing to see!Thanks!
That’s what REAL parents do…
xoxoxo
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January 14th, 2009 at 9:36 pm
hi how are you?
January 14th, 2009 at 10:01 pm
This is a nice video. :)
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January 14th, 2009 at 10:57 pm
No words to say..M so much touched :)
January 15th, 2009 at 10:03 am
OK, you need a special warning next time you put something on here like this. I am crushed and yet made all at once.
January 15th, 2009 at 7:46 pm
so beautiful. the music itself almost made me cry!
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January 15th, 2009 at 10:57 pm
An amazing display of strength not only in body, but in Heart.
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January 18th, 2009 at 11:29 pm
Thks Angie…vry good motivating tools for my patients who always claim they are old n cant do this & cant do that ..when all they need is will power. Thks for sharing this video.