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A mini documentary about Tommy's running, on his youtube channel [Dec. 6th, 2010|01:32 pm]
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Jordan Kawai is a longtime friend of Tommy's brother Paul, and our family. Jordan, along with fellow students Dave Jones and Rachel Croft, created this mini doc about Tommy and his running.

Tommy is an athlete with Autism who lives in Ottawa, Canada. Tommy was always a "runner" (a term used for kids with Autism who often run off or wander), and has had an Autism Service Dog, whose role is to help keep him safe, since the age of 7. In 2006 he began running (in the correct direction!) daily with his Dad and Matrix (his dog). Soon, Matrix and his Dad could no longer keep up! His Dad now rides a bike beside him to keep him safe during runs.

Tommy races in road races, high school cross country and track races, and trains with the Ottawa Lions. He also cross-country skis, and has competed at the Ontario high school championships. Recently, Tommy began paddling with "Paddle All" at the Rideau Canoe Club. He is just one of a number of athletes in Ottawa who have overcome many different challenges to achieve remarkable things through athletics.

Tommy did not begin to talk until the age of 7, and it was primarily through learning to read that he began to learn language. While running, Tommy often chants "I think I can...", recites lines from Disney movies, or sings. He crosses each finish line with great personal pride. Empowered by athletics, he is conquering enormous communication challenges and other aspects of Autism. Tommy inspires many through his determination, enthusiasm for life, and the huge smile always on his face while competing! The Ottawa athletic community has warmly embraced Tommy's uniqueness.

Tommy's mantra is "I'm going to be the first fastest runner in the world!", which inspired the title of this mini documentary. Thank you, Jordan and Dave, for capturing the joy that is Tommy's running and sharing it with others.
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Hi! Welcome to Tommytales! [Dec. 19th, 2008|01:38 pm]
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I hope you have fun reading my live journal. I have not been writing here as much in the past year. And some of the links to photo slide shows were not working, but my mom fixed them and now they work! You can also click on the Tags above to see my entries about different things. You can reply to my entries or ask me a question at the bottom of the entries where it says "Click here to post a comment".

Have a nice day,

Tommy
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On Thursday, October 16 I ran in the East Conference Cross Country race at Green's Creek. [Oct. 16th, 2008|08:50 pm]
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I ran in the Senior Boys 7k race and finished 8th place of 91 runners in my race, with a time of 26:35.46

I ran 4 Cross country races so far, one at Mooney's Bay on September 23, then at the Arboretum on September 30, then at Green's Creek on October 9, and again at Green's Creek on October 16. Here is a link to photos from all of those races. There are lots of pictures of my OTLC team mates in this slide show too!

http://www.kodakgallery.ca/I.jsp?c=p8t7zdg.93mtttuc&x=0&h=1&y=bb3zdc&localeid=en_CA
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Thanksgiving Monday [Oct. 15th, 2008|08:07 pm]
After my race, we went to put away the kayaks and canoes at my Nana's cottage.

Then we went for Turkey lunch at my Grandad Jack's and Barbara's house.

Then we said goodbye to Becca, Paul, Uncle Chris and AK. They drove to Guelph.

Here are some photos:

http://www.kodakgallery.ca/I.jsp?c=p8t7zdg.47dgjd38&x=0&y=-r0rdpw&localeid=en_CA
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On Monday, October 13, I ran a 5k race called the Chelsea Challenge. [Oct. 13th, 2008|08:47 pm]
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I finished 2nd place with a time of 16:51. My aunts and uncles and many relatives came to watch me race!

Here are some photos:

http://www.kodakgallery.ca/I.jsp?c=p8t7zdg.9kcpr1xg&x=0&h=1&y=wrn104&localeid=en_CA
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My Grandad Jack got married on Saturday, October 11, 2008. [Oct. 11th, 2008|06:23 pm]
Here I some photos of his wedding to Barbara.

http://www.kodakgallery.ca/I.jsp?c=p8t7zdg.3lwwpdac&x=0&y=-d2hi8x&localeid=en_CA
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My brother has a new photoblog. [Sep. 29th, 2008|12:27 am]
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My brother is a zookeeper, and a photographer. You can see some of his photos at this link:

http://www.photoblog.com/pauldesbrisay
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My Grandparents 50th Wedding Anniversary [Aug. 8th, 2008|04:26 pm]
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On August 8th, 2008, we celebrated my Grandma May and Grampa Stewart's 50th Anniversary. Here are some photos:

http://www.kodakgallery.ca/I.jsp?c=p8t7zdg.1wayo1h4&x=0&y=-uqfnx4&localeid=en_CA
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We had a 75th birthday party for my Nana Margaret. [Jul. 9th, 2008|11:25 pm]
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We had dinner at a very nice restaurant to celebrate my Nana's 75th birthday. Here are some photos of the party:

http://www.kodakgallery.ca/I.jsp?c=p8t7zdg.4mft1a8o&x=0&h=1&y=tw3i3b&localeid=en_CA

And here are some photos of my Nana:

http://www.kodakgallery.ca/I.jsp?c=p8t7zdg.cm0tnrk0&x=0&y=-jswzao&localeid=en_CA
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