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Panthers DC Steve Wilks does far more than just say hello to Harris Y greeter

Bryant Graeber didn’t have many friends growing up. Middle school students aren’t always so accepting of kids who are different.

And Graeber, born with a rare metabolic disorder that causes buildup of sugar in his organs, was different.

“People just kind of treated me differently because I have a big head, back brace and that kind of stuff,” Graeber said.

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But weeks after graduating from Myers Park High in 2003, Graeber started a job that changed his life – and touched the lives of the hundreds of people he greets every day at the entrance to the Harris YMCA in SouthPark.