A loving son.....
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A loving son.....

A1BeginnerAugust 16, 202616 min
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Sentence 11 of 12 · 1:55

Has he managed to go out even though it has been snowing?

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Didn't he wish that he could somehow make it easier for his father to get around?

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Is that how his father gets to move around now that he needs to use a wheelchair? Did he say that his father used to be a marathon runner when he was much younger? Has he gone to the airport that's near him to pick up someone he knows? Do you know how long it's been since he got there?

0:54

Did he tell you that his father has had MS since he was in his 20s? Is that where he ended up putting one of the wheels he took off? Don't they seem to be really happy together? Is he telling his son some of the problems he's been having with the wheelchair he goes

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around on? Has he managed to go out even though it has been snowing? Are there times that he feels frustrated while having to use the wheelchair? Didn't he wish that he could somehow make it easier for his father to get around?

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