{"id":3829,"date":"2012-05-24T11:17:05","date_gmt":"2012-05-24T18:17:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/forbiddenpanel.com\/PanelCast\/?p=3829"},"modified":"2012-05-24T11:17:05","modified_gmt":"2012-05-24T18:17:05","slug":"super-hero-inspiration-youre-doing-it-right","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/forbiddenpanel.com\/PanelCast\/super-hero-inspiration-youre-doing-it-right\/","title":{"rendered":"Super Hero Inspiration- You’re Doing It Right"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Anthony Smith wearing 'Blue Ear'<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

That sweet little face belongs to Anthony Smith, a small boy with a genetic disorder that severely affects his hearing.\u00a0 The damage is bad enough that he has to wear the hearing aid pictured above which his family has affectionately named \u2018blue ear\u2019.\u00a0 Recently though something had come between Anthony and his blue companion- heroes.<\/p>\n

Who can\u2019t remember those days growing up when our dearest deepest wish was to don the cape and spandex and save the day?\u00a0 Zooming through the air, unbelievably strong, ridiculously attractive- who wouldn\u2019t want to be them? But what if you\u2019re already starting from behind? What if you\u2019re a little boy that has to wear an apparatus in your ear just to be able to hear what the average person does? It can seem daunting to aspire to the super human when just regular human doesn\u2019t seem to apply to you.<\/p>\n

So Anthony put aside his blue ear and told his Mom that super heroes don\u2019t wear hearing aids.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s when his Mom tied on her own cape and went above and beyond the call of duty. Instead of giving him a pat on the head and assuring him that those people aren\u2019t real so it doesn\u2019t matter, she wrote to Marvel Comics explaining the situation and asking if indeed, super heroes don\u2019t wear hearing aids. They responded in true comic fashion and sent little Anthony proof that super heroes did wear hearing aids. Namely a piece of cover art picturing marksmen Hawkeye wearing his hearing device.<\/p>\n

But that\u2019s not all. Within a few days Marvel had also sent Anthony a very special delivery.<\/p>\n

\"Illustrations<\/a><\/p>\n

They made him a super hero named Blue Ear and even gave him some nifty catch phrases.\u00a0 Marvel also sent a sketch with Blue Ear and Hawkeye together, pretty much making a little boy very happy.<\/p>\n

Every day we make small concessions of our conscience. In business and in our families the small truths and kindnesses that feed the soul can be overlooked or ignored. I am glad to say in this case that wasn\u2019t so. A loving mother and a big company took the time and care to make a little boy feel special. Well done, very well done.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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