Rodeo Clown Gives E. Freedom Boy a Piece of his Dream

Daniel Miller, 14, of East Freedom, had his dream come true at the First Frontier Circuit Finals Rodeo held at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex Jan. 11-13.

Keith Isley, a rodeo clown, played a big part in turning Miller’s aspirations into reality. Daniel’s mother Delsa Miller said her son was born with only a 50 percent chance of survival.

She said there was a hole in his diaphragm which allowed his intestines to go up through that space and fill his chest cavity, where the lungs were developing during gestation.

Delsa said when her son was born, he was immediately put on machines for surviv...