Brendan Michael

I have spread my dreams under your feet; Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.

William Butler Yeats

Brendan Michael graced the world on December 3, 1992. He is a sweet, loving, affectionate, gentle boy with brown eyes, red hair and a face full of freckles... "A face without freckles is like a night without stars."

Brendan carries the diagnoses of: moderately severe classic autism, epilepsy, bipolar disorder, panic attacks.

Brendan loves animals of all kinds. We used to refer to him as St. Francis of Assisi because animals, especially birds, flocked to him. He loves the zoo and collecting anything having to do with animals. He enjoys books about animals.

He loves to swim and is a member of the local special needs swim team. He goes to occupational therapy once a week, speech therapy twice a week, and swim lessons once a week. After being home schooled for 5 years, it seems he is headed back to the world of academia soon.

The boy rocks. Brendan has had a challenging life with many years of serious health issues and a few lengthy hospital stints and yet that beautiful, precious smile has never left his adorable face. He is a manifestation of all that is good in this world.