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Overcoming the odds

Some are born with every advantage:  Buddy Brown was born with every obstacle.  Cerebral Palsy was present at birth and he was abandoned by his mother by age two.  He persevered through poverty and family turmoil.  “Buddy” is the inspiring true story of how grit, resilience, and ingenuity turned hardship into a life of achievement and quiet triumph.  When life closed every door, he built his own. 

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About the author

Jim Roelofs is a retired diagnostic radiologist living in rural Minnesota. He practiced medicine for 40 years in the Brainerd lakes area and at the University of Minnesota. He met Buddy on a group bicycle ride in 2020, and was inspired to write his remarkable story. 

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