a father and son share a love for boxing.
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left blind and deaf by bacterial meningitis, liam learns new ways to communicate.
Liam was diagnosed with Bacterial Meningitis in January 2012. Before the diagnosis, Liam was a healthy and talkative 3-year-old. Following an 11-week ordeal, Liam survived, but lost his hearing and vision. A year later, Liam spends his days learning sign language, reading by braille and walking with a white cane.
"We can't ever make it the same, but we can make it the best it can be," Joe Harrison, an educator for the visually impaired, said.
survivors.
An overnight house fire broke out last month killing four residents. I met up with the survivors the next morning at a motel where they were all relocated. Ryan Eagle Bull, pictured on top, holds his son Ryland, 2, after Ryland was given a Mickey Mouse toy. Ryan Eagle Bull was unable to get any of Ryland's clothes out of the building other than the pajamas he had on. Ricky Eagle Bull, bottom, was upstairs knocking of the door of the victims' apartment door. "You could just see all of it burning inside," Eagle Bull said. "I didn't think anyone was home. I didn't hear any kids screaming."
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