Introducing the Winners of the Reeve Foundation's 2013 "Best Mom and Dad on Wheels" Contest

Nora with her husband Jesse and children Debi and Owen (Photo Credit: The Reeve Founation)

Nora Boyle, after being secretly nominated by her mother, has been dubbed  by the Reeve Foundation as the 2013 Best Mom on Wheels. When Nora was 16, a car accident paralyzed her from the waist down. Since then, however, she has continued to live an incredibly active life. On top of working as a school Special Education Paraprofessional and raising her two children, ages 10 and 12, she still finds the time to help out with community sales, scouts, and scrapbooking weekends. Seemingly fearless, she’s even been bungee jumping and skydiving! After recognizing Nora, one second grader even exclaimed “You’re not just the Best Mom on Wheels, you’re the best person on wheels!” 

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Garrett with his wife Robin, and kids Eden, Olivia, and Grayson (Photo Credit: The Reeve Foundation)Much like Nora, the 2013 Best Dad on Wheels, Garrett Laubscher, doesn’t skip a beat. He is the father of three children, ages 7, 9, and 11, and also serves as a youth minister at his local church. After Garrett’s motor vehicle accident that left him paralyzed in 2011, the members of his church rallied to support him just as he had always helped support them over the years. As Garrett describes, “For most of my life I’ve been a pastor and helped people through hard times. This is a time where I had to receive. I can use my story to let people know that it’s okay to invite others in to help them in their life, to walk with them, and carry some of that burden. ”

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