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4. Calle loved to swim—so much so that her parents pledged to build a pool in their backyard for Calle’s last summer. The builders worked around the clock to finish, many of them openly weeping when the water truck pulled up and Rachael could bring Calle down to the pool. Older brother, Connor, 8, brought over a raft for Rachael to place Calle on. Says Rachael, ÒI feel like she is scared inside. She knowÕs she canÕt walk, she knows she canÕt talk, and things are changing…..I donÕt want to look back and feel like I wasnÕt there when she needed me.