LIVE, LAUGH, LOVE
ENTEGRA COACH FAMILY FILLS THEIR SON'S LIFE WITH ADVENTURE
But Neal and Tammy Hanger wanted to give their son the best life
by amy speer
possible. His laughter today is proof that they have.
Beneath a rumpled blanket, Neal Hanger feels the warmth of his
nearby son. They lay on the hide-a-bed together, and above them, the
THE CO-PILOT
ceiling's oval mirror casts a heart-warming image.
Around the campground, Randall Neal Jr. is best known as "J," and
anyone who knows him will tell you that the 25-year-old man has the
His 25-year-old son is laughing — again. Reflections tend to have that
heart of a boy with a knock-your-socks-off smile.
effect on him.
Then again, camping in the family's Entegra Coach Anthem 44DLQ
Neal's son, Randall Neal Jr., was born with Trisomy 8P, a rare
brings out the best in J — laughter and all. When he camps, he smiles.
chromosome anomaly. The abnormality was discovered before he was
And when he smiles, he sings. He has a popular three-word tune. "J's
born, and doctors said he we would likely be stillborn or die shortly
going camping," and it's a hit around the Hanger coach.
thereafter. After his birth, doctors discovered another abnormality
in his brain, so they recommended sending him to an institution to
When the Ohio family takes to the road in their Entegra Coach, only
receive care.
one person gets to be Dad's co-pilot, and it most certainly isn't Mom.
J has proudly taken over the captain's chair — after all, riding has
always been his thing.
pictured: Randall Neal Jr., better known as J, poses
with his mother, Tammy, outside the family's Entegra Coach
Anthem. J was born with a rare chromosomal abnormality.
j's story continueD
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