From @FWMission ...Friday Story: "Follow-Up with a Sports Fan"

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Friday Story: "Follow-Up with a Sports Fan"

Thirteen-year-old Juan lives with his mother Paola, father Diego, and brothers David, Brian, and Abril in Alta Gracia, a beautiful small town of about 48,000 inhabitants just 24 miles outside of Córdoba Capital in Argentina.

Juan loves watching boxing and soccer and is a fan of the Boca and Belgrano teams. He dreams of going to see a game in person, but his mobility is limited by a moderate paralysis that he was born wit ...

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