being part of 4-H has allowed Cole to branch out and
learn different things, like learning about bugs.
"Being around his hogs is his happy place," she said.
"Cole's biggest 4-H project is showing hogs, but he
also shows chickens. His schedule is pretty full with
school and therapy, but we still make time to be in the
barn every day no matter what, even if its messing
with baby pigs or cleaning out pens. We make his 4-H
projects priority."
Sometimes things can get
frustrating for Cole. He
shows at the Arkansas Junior
Swine Series in Fayetteville,
but the kids have to show
their animals without help
from anyone. Cole can get
overwhelmed with what is
called sensory overload, so
he wears noise-canceling
earmuffs. His mom said they
help him keep his focus on
his pigs instead of everything
else going on around
him. But even with these
difficulties, "Cole is a happy
kid. He doesn't get angry or
upset," said his mother. "We
don't let his disability define
or label him."
As Chloie, who's 12,
explains, "He has not just
proven to me, but to everyone that there's nothing
he can't do — he may just do it in a different way than
what you or I would." There's no doubt about who
her hero is. "Cole is my favorite person in the whole
world. People say all the time how much he looks up
to me, but in reality, I look up to him. I am so proud I
am the one he gets to call sissy."
"there's
nothing he
can't do!"
~ chloie
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