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Robyn's
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| Robyn Banks "THE BEAVER" Beverland's
story is one of LOVE, FAITH, COURAGE, AND TRIUMPH. |
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| Robyn was born March 5th, 1957 with a rare
genetic disorder called "WOLFRAM SYNDROME". This
terrible disorder is little understood in the medical
profession. Robyn was totally blind in his right eye and
only had 35% vision in his left eye. He was deaf in his
right ear. He was a massive diabetic, had urinary problems,
a lack of coordination, problems with swallowing, skin problems,
and the slow degeneration of the pulmonary system. |
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| His life expectancy, which he knew, was only to
the age of 43. BUT EVERY DAY WAS A GREAT DAY TO ROBYN.
AS FAR AS HE WAS CONCERNED HE HAD NO PROBLEMS. Robyn loved
life and wanted to do as much as he could to live it and to help
others. He never felt sorry for himself, nor did he drown in
self pity. He was too happy to feel sorry for himself, and
he was too busy living to drown in self pity. |
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Robyn's artworks were his children, and through
his artwork he wanted to make other people smile and be
happy. |
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| Robyn touched more people in his short 41 years
then most could do in three life times. God gave Robyn the
courage to teach us all how to live, how to face life, and how to
face death. DO IT WITH DIGNITY, DO IT WITH LOVE, DO IT WITH
HUMANITY, DO IT WITH HUMILITY, DO IT WITH FAITH IN GOD, AND DO IT
WITH COURAGE. Robyn's life was not always easy. He and
his parents had to climb a lot of mountains and overcome a lot of
obstacles. |
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| December 3rd, 1997, our world with our beloved
wonderful son began to crumble. For the next nine months our
beautiful son was in ICU on a ventilator with a tube in his
throat. BUT NOT ONCE DID HE COMPLAIN OR LOSE FAITH IN
GOD! EVERY DAY WAS STILL PRECIOUS TO HIM. Robyn still
painted his little works of art. He told us not to worry, he
knew that he was dying, because HE WOULD BECOME AN ANGEL AND LOOK
OVER US. We asked him to paint us a sunset every now and
then. We held his hand as he took his last breath, and in
slow motion, he turned into an angel. |
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| If you would like to read about Robyn's life,
please email us and we will be so very happy to send you his
story. |
| If you would like to
learn more about Wolfram Syndrome, please follow this link. |
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