: Episode 775 – Listener (Kim) Rooster Rossiter joins Vinnie today to discuss his daughter’s story and the founding of Ainsley’s Angels of America.
WHO IS ROOSTER ROSSITER?
- Rooster is from Lake Charles, Louisiana
- He has served in the Marines for over 20 years
- It is an honor and a privilege
- Iraq, portions of Africa, all over
- He is a Major
- “Mustang”
- Has a daughter, Ainsley, who suffered from infantile neuro axonal dystrophy (INAD)
- Nerves are slowly getting attacked
- Progressive and terminal
- Passed away in 2016 at the age of 12 (outlived life expectancy)
- She completed over 100 races
- Nerves are slowly getting attacked
AINSLEY’S ANGELS OF AMERICA
- Holds races to help those who are not able-bodied
- Allows such people to concentrate on the races and not on their next treatments
- The participants are helped throughout the race by able-bodied people
- Brings the whole community together
- No discrimination against disabilities
- Having an ailment or disability does not mean you do not want to accomplish things
