He Made Us Better: A Story of Faith, Family, Friends (And Football)

Going for the “W”

Peter Boone was born with a serious birth defect that left him paralyzed from the chest down. Then when he was eleven years old, trauma to his brainstem caused him to lose his ability to talk, eat normally, and breathe without the assistance of oxygen and a ventilator at night. More than 80 surgeries—many critical—and long hospital stays were a way of life.

So how did Peter handle all of this adversity? Through faith, courage, determination, a passion for sports, a zest fo...