Thursday, September 5, 2019 || By Shanel Romain || @maywoodnews

Featured image: Tim Bannon, 14, was born without arms, but that hasn’t stopped him from competing on the football field and in a triathlon. | Shanel Romain

Tim Bannon, a 14-year-old Proviso West High School freshman, doesn’t want or need your sympathy or stares or sentimental statements about how inspiring he is, although he knows that he’ll get those responses. And that’s OK. Tim’s going to do what he wants regardless of how people respond to him.