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A Letter from Florence Nabayinda

Lady Eunice Kennedy Shriver to me, Florence, is not just an inspiration but a redeemer.

I have always failed to imagine how my life could have been if it were not Special Olympics that reached me in the trash I was dumped.

I have become the most outstanding in my family while as I was the least important.

She is my great personal friend. I always feel great when I am near her; sincerely I enjoy those moments. I will never get tired of talking about her name.

Usually I see her as a great loving mother of all persons with intellectual disabilities. If I were to give her a title, I could choose "Mother Eunice Kennedy Shriver"