{"id":2109,"date":"2019-05-10T06:10:50","date_gmt":"2019-05-10T06:10:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/abudhabi\/en\/dubais-most-inspiring-racer-just-turned-16-team-angel-wolf\/"},"modified":"2019-05-10T06:10:50","modified_gmt":"2019-05-10T06:10:50","slug":"dubais-most-inspiring-racer-just-turned-16-team-angel-wolf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/abudhabi\/en\/community\/dubais-most-inspiring-racer-just-turned-16-team-angel-wolf\/","title":{"rendered":"HAPPY BIRTHDAY: Dubai\u2019s Most Inspiring Racer Just Turned 16 And His Family Shared A Very Moving Story About It"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A little bit of a backstory for those who might no be aware – Team Angel Wolf<\/a> is an incredible Dubai based family fitness team made up of Dad Nick, Mum Delphine, son Rio and daughter Tia.<\/p>\n

The family advocates the inclusion of children with disabilities in sports and basically uplifting the community to lead a healthier lifestyle<\/h3>\n

The central inspiration behind this movement is Rio, who has been diagnosed with Q44 Deletion De Novo, which means that he has troubles with walking and speaks through sign language.<\/p>\n

The family is known for motivating and encouraging inclusion in sports and it is truly inspiring – they continue to join marathons, duathlons and triathlons runs, swims and cycles every weekend for the last few months.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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Recently, the family shared a very moving post on their social media about Rio’s 16th birthday<\/p>\n

The post talked about how birthdays may be a difficult time for some families that have children who are differently abled.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe can\u2019t talk on behalf of other parents that have children with disabilities as their experience may be different to ours; but for us the days leading up to the day is an emotional rollercoaster.”<\/em><\/p>\n

The post explained how, for their family, birthdays are often a reminder of the expectations of what life \u2018should\u2019 have been like versus their reality.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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But this year things were a bit different<\/h3>\n

The family spent the birthday weekend in Abu Dhabi and did all sorts of fun things that included a lot of visits to the beach, a race (which Rio LOVES), and a trip to Warner Bros World (which, they stated, was so much sensory fun for Rio).<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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The story has really moved a lot of people and they are planning to share pictures and videos of the birthday weekend so stay attune of their social media pages.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A little bit of a backstory for those who might no be aware – Team Angel Wolf is an incredible Dubai based family fitness team made up of Dad Nick, Mum Delphine, son Rio and daughter Tia. 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