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Isaac Maccombs sits at the lunch table at school after being fed on October 31, 2008. He attends Beacon School, which is a school for handicapped children in Athens, Ohio.
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Isaac Maccombs watches as his father, Rex Maccombs, gets ready to clean Isaac's first deer after hunting outside their home. Rex helped Isaac operate the gun and make the kill. "I helped him succeed. When you have kids, you like to see them succeed," said Rex.
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Isaac Maccombs lets out a loud squeal of joy as his father, Rex Maccombs drives him around in his ATV on the property in Athens, Ohio on Sept. 21, 2008. Rex installed a car seat on the ATV to allow Isaac to ride along with him.
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Isaac Maccombs squirms in bed while he sleeps in between his parents, Beth and Rex Maccombs. It is hard for them to get a good night of rest because he moves around in bed so much and makes noise.
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Beth Maccombs does her grocery shopping with her son Isaac Maccombs at the local Kroger in Nelsonville, Ohio on November 1, 2008. Beth makes it a point to bring Isaac along with her for normal day-to-day outings in public. She wants him to be out in the community like other children even though it makes running errands much harder on herself.
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Beth Maccombs brushes Isaac Maccombs teeth before putting him to bed. It is hard for her to brush his teeth because his instinct is to bite down on the toothbrush. Nelsonsville, Ohio on Oct. 1, 2008.
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Isaac Maccombs, 10, rolls around on the floor while he plays with his Spiderman toy in his home in Nelsonville, Ohio on Nov. 23, 2008.
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Beth Maccombs raises her hand during worship in church Sunday morning, Nov. 23, 2008 at the New Hope Assembly of God in Lancaster, Ohio. The sermon was on being thankful for everything you have, including hardship. Beth sings along, "I thank you, and I think you Lord."
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Bryant (last name removed for confidentiality), left, takes out the trash as Isaac Maccombs, right, supervises his class during the daily chore of taking out the trash in the building at Beacon School, which is a school for the mentally challenged. Every day the students have special jobs that are rewarded with being paid. The jobs teach the students responsibility, work ethics, and monetary value. Athens, Ohio on Sept. 19, 2008.
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Isaac Maccombs swims leisurely with a special device to keep him afloat in the pool at the Beacon School in Athens, Ohio on September 30, 2008.
