This book is the combined work of (27 years) Martin Ramirez and his special needs
(Down syndrome) son Mario Ramirez. This book chronicles how Mario became his father's
mentor and how Mario revealed to Ramirez that it is our patterns that dictate our life. The book
takes you through an emotional journey that will have you crying, laughing, and just pondering
the very meaning of your being. Why has no one told us about Love, Attention, Control, and
Excitement (L.A.C.E) and how these four core needs dictate our entire life? Ramirez shares in
everyday language how to look at the healthy and unhealthy ways we meet these four core
needs for the answers we have struggled to find. The book is true to the bone on how and
when Ramirez and many others he has coached met these needs in unhealthy ways and the
cost they paid and how when they met these needs in a healthy way (like Mario) and the
rewards take you from Tragic to Magic! Nothing is special about Martin, and yet he is fond of
saying it is funny we call "them" special needs, when it is their SPECIAL, we NEED! Dare to
imagine uncovering your PURPOSE and be born twice.
