Living His Dream: Benintende Dedicated To Helping Paralyzed Walk Again

By Donna Cope

Joe Benintende is standing tall.

For those who don’t know him, Benintende seems ordinary enough. He has one distracting accessory: lime-green, nearly fluorescent tennis shoes. But beyond the amused glances of anyone who might think his glaringly bright shoes are more befitting a teenager, the shoes have special meaning.

Reminiscent of an earlier Joseph in the Biblical story about the young leader’s “coat of many colors,” Benintende’s nearly glow-in-the-dark shoes carry significance.“When I bought these shoes, I was in a wheelchair,” Benintende said. “I never said anything to anyone, but I told myself I wouldn’t wear these shoes until I could put them on and walk.”

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