I don't have a little brother. Eventually, Tim and Pam got over their pride and asked for help, and church members and other supporters throughout Central Massachusetts donated money to a special fund to pay for adopting Roman and to pay for items such as a bed. When he woke up and greeted his father on his first day in the house, he already had learned some important words in English. Roman rides piggyback on his oldest brother, Thadryan, as they head to the front doors. It is mid-October.
Roman is about to get a new set of legs.
Upstairs in his hospital room, Roman pulls out his Winnie the Pooh blanket. He pulls a sticky candy wrapper off the blanket, provoking an amused chorus of family disgust. The teasing and chatter of the big family take over the room. Roman's brothers and sister lean on the bed to watch nurses in action and watch television with him. At one point, Roman stands on his head in his hospital bed, his shirt falling down to show his bellybutton.