At age 13, Marcelino Torres has proven his ability to
overcome life's challenges and taught his family that
they can do the same.
Shortly before Christmas day in 2006, Torres suffered a
traumatic injury to his brain from a motor-vehicle accident.
He was treated at McAllen Medical Center, the upper Rio
Grande Valley's only hospital providing neurosurgical care,
but the degree of his injuries left him a quadriplegic.