Silestone On Extreme Makeover Home Edition Episode 723, 05/16/10

High school sweethearts Jeremy and Jennifer Williams kept their love alive while attending separate colleges. A football star at the University of Memphis, Jeremy knew his calling was to become a coach and after graduation, Jeremy got a job at a local high school as the football coach. The couple settled down to start a family and in 2002, Jeremy and Jennifer were told that there soon-to-arrive second child, Jacob, would be born with Spina Bifida, have severe mental disabilities, and may never be able to walk or talk. Jacob is paralyzed from the waist down, confined to a wheelchair, and has had countless surgeries on his brain, eyes, hips and muscles. Despite the mountain of obstacles he faces each day, Jacob is an inspiration to everyone around him and has baffled doctors with his exceptional intelligence and positive attitude. Although he cannot play football, he attends every one of his fathers games and cheers on the team. Jacob also participates in a Special Needs Rodeo, which Jennifer was instrumental in organizing for her son and other local children with disabilities.

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Look at 1:00 is where Jeremy of 7

in a wheelchair has his wheelchair

accessible bathroom and shower.

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Look at 1:07 is where Jacob can be

brought into the bathroom in a lift