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Sharing this from the Barwis Methods Facebook page. Thought you might appreciate. Tune in or set your DVR's! Brock Mealer and his soon-to-be bride Haley will be appearing LIVE on Fox & Friends on the Fox News Channel this Friday at 7:20 a.m.! That is all. Have a good day MGoFam *iphone crap formatting. Apologies for that.

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Dec. 22, two days before the five-year anniversary of the night the lives of Brock Mealer and his entire family changed, he will get married.

He met Haley Frank less than two years ago after escorting her to a fundraiser at a Fricker's restaurant for a young cancer patient. At that point, Mealer was invited to attend all sorts of events to tell his story or to just be there as a source of inspiration.

But this one, he didn't want to attend alone. So he picked Haley up at her house, entering into a relationship that has led him to this point.

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@brockmealer just walked 51 yrds with no canes!! Over 20 yrds past his top performance ever!! God is great!!

Brian had the video on Brock Mealer walking unassisted yesterday, but here's a story about why he's trying to walk by himself. Brock is getting married in December and Mike Barwis is making him walk the aisle alone.

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Every step is one closer to his goal of walking the full 70-yard field at BarwisMethods. Barwis has been in front of Brock every step of the way.

Last week, he looked Brock in the eye as he readied to walk nearly 30 yards.

“I already walked down the aisle once, I’m not doing it twice,” Barwis said.

“What the hell does that mean,” Brock said, laughing.

“It means I’m not standing in front of you anymore,” Barwis said. “The last thing you need is my ugly face going down the aisle with you.”

“What do I do if I fall?”

“You put your hand out like everyone else does. I don’t know what to tell you, boss. You’re at that point. It’s time to walk.”

Barwis stepped back. Brock took a moment then took his first step, cautious and calculated. Sixty steps later, he was at the wall.

“It was exhilarating,” Barwis said. “Every time something happens I feel like someone’s kicking dirt in my eye. You know I don’t cry; I’m too tough for that.”

Say what you will about the Rich Rodriguez coaching staff, but the Brock Mealer story is one of the most inspiring ones I've heard. Who knows where Brock would be without Barwis, but he most certainly wouldn't be walking.

A nice thing to see as we go into the weekend:  Brock Mealer walking by himself.

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Video is from Barwis Methods' Facebook page.  What an awesome blessing that we have someone like Brock (and Mike) around here.