{"id":121192,"date":"2026-05-02T09:04:30","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T12:04:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/hes-a-superhero-loveland-man-with-cerebral-palsy-trains-for-flying-pig-race\/"},"modified":"2026-05-02T09:04:33","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T12:04:33","slug":"hes-a-superhero-loveland-man-with-cerebral-palsy-trains-for-flying-pig-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/en\/hes-a-superhero-loveland-man-with-cerebral-palsy-trains-for-flying-pig-race\/","title":{"rendered":"‘He’s a superhero’ | Loveland man with cerebral palsy trains for Flying Pig race"},"content":{"rendered":"


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BLUE ASH, Ohio \u2014 Pete White gets the wheelchair out of his car. Then, he grabs the walker.<\/p>\n

\u201cDo you want to go walking or ride first?\u201d he said. <\/p>\n

\u201cRide,\u201d said his son, Jason White.<\/p>\n

Pete helps his son out of the car and into his wheelchair. As they go into their favorite Starbucks, Jason tells everyone he sees to have a great day.<\/p>\n

Jason is 28 years old, and he doesn\u2019t say a lot. But he\u2019s about to get loud. Pete tells me they’re getting ready to do one of his son\u2019s favorite things: waving at cars. <\/p>\n

\u201cLet\u2019s go get some honks,\u201d Pete said.<\/p>\n

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Loveland man with cerebral palsy trains for Flying Pig race<\/p>\n

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Jason shakes and almost jumps out of his chair on the sidewalk of a busy road in Blue Ash, waving to every car<\/a> that passes. <\/p>\n

\u201cWooooo,\u201d Jason said.<\/p>\n

After a few honks, Jason gets in his walker and practices for PigAbilities<\/a>. It’s a 1-mile race the day before the Flying Pig Marathon. In this race, it\u2019s all about going at your own pace \u2014 walking or rolling. <\/p>\n

Jason, who has cerebral palsy, has been training for about six months.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a challenge for him to go a mile in his walker,” Pete said. \u201cBut he is enthused by the crowds.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pete helps his son walk down the street, lighting up anytime he sees a school bus. When an ambulance drives by with flashing lights, Jason convulses in joy.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s a superhero,\u201d Pete said. \u201cAnd his superpower is that he moves his hands \u2014 he waves. And he makes people happy.\u201d<\/p>\n

I ask Pete how his son has changed his life, and he laughs. Then, he smiles.<\/p>\n

\u201cJason has taught me almost everything important about life,\u201d Pete said. \u201cHe has had lots of struggles \u2014 like many people with disabilities. But he doesn\u2019t focus on that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Instead, the father and son go bowling, where several of Jason’s teammates are also planning to participate in PigAbilities. One teammate has been walking in the race since she was a child.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt sort of takes the ‘dis’ out of disability,” Pete said. “And it focuses on what people can do.”<\/p>\n

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Keith BieryGolick<\/p>\n<\/div>

Jason White, left, and his dad, Pete, bowl in Blue Ash. Jason has cerebral palsy and is participating in the Flying Pig’s PigAbilities race in May. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n