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This is Harris, a senior at Pine Crest High in Florida.
They’re both athletes, and Harris even won the title ofLacrosse Magazine’s 2012 South Region Player of the Year.
Michael’s an impressive athlete too, especially because in 2008, he became a quadruple amputee after a serious bacterial infection.
“On July 22, 2008, he was rushed to the emergency room with a serious bacterial infection,” Harris writes. “His condition quickly worsened – septic shock, a coma, and oxygen deprivation to his four limbs, resulting in quadriplegic amputation.”
In spite of Michael’s challenges, he’s still won awards for his athletic accomplishments and “doesn’t let anything stop him.”
Michael’s recovery and prostheses couldn’t have happened without the support of his community.
“His mental fortitude carried him through his challenges,” Harris wrote, “but he couldn’t have done it without the overwhelming support of our community. The prostheses he needed cost thousands of dollars, which we wouldn’t have been able to afford without that support.”
Which is why when the Boston Marathon bombings occurred, the brothers wanted to help the 14 victims who lost limbs.
“First, they will be sad,” Michael said. “They are losing something they will never get back, and it’s scary. I was scared. But they’ll be OK. They just don’t know that yet.”