Get this little guy a new walker
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Our dear nephew Aries has had a rough go at life from the beginning.
Being born with cerebral palsy spending the first two years of his life in NICU. Being born only a 3lbs and some change. After leaving hospital Aries spent much of his toddler times on oxygen and was told he may not survive after 5 yrs old. Many health problems surrounded this little fighter.
But he over came the doctors suspicions and passed the age of five. Then they said he would always a vegetable well after years of working with Aries to encourage him to talk walk. He was cruising around by the age of seven. Not very fast but he was getting there.
So they fitted him with proper leg braces that helped his legs become more straight but those hurt him so he under went first of 3 tendon cutting surgeries. Which left him to learn to walk on his legs again.
Aries is a fighter and he didn’t give up. We didn’t give up on him. We got him back up on his legs ripping around the block. Walking to the parks but then the first tragedy struck our Aries. His mother passed and that left him down and broken. He tried to give up and let his muscles tighten again. We got his spirits high again and got him doing stretches and helped him every step of the way.
Aries was determined. He was fitted with his first small walker that gave him a little more freedom. With the new braces and walker Aries had his freedom.
Then he graduated elementary had another tendon surgery. He went into high school where he started to get pains in his hip everytime he walked. That really slowed him down. So they fitted him with a new walker and braces cause our Aries actually grew a bit lol.
Stil the pain was unbearable so we took him in and found out he needed a new hip. So we went for that surgery and he remained in high spirits getting tutors to come out so he could remain up to date with his schooling. He got the third tendon cut with that surgery so he spent months down. But he bounced back got himself a scooter loaned by wascana rehab to get to his classes and he eventually graduated a honour student. This very bright young man had dreams to become a radio broad caster or personality. With his big heart he was going to get some extra classes and credits he needed at the adult campus. When tragedy struck him again his grandmother had cancer. She fought a a valiant battle but was not the victor. So his world had changed completely. The house he grew up in was no longer an option for him to stay so he tried at many family memebers to find a fit for him. Feeling lost and hopeless our young man had a blessing in some funds so he bought himself a new motor scooter everything he needed. Only to lose everything to some family members that made some bad choices. So Aries was back to square one. A duffle bag of clothes and his beloved walker that took him anywhere he felt the need to walk to.
So as it happened one night our Aries left his walker outside and some deviant thief decided he needed that walker for his sole purpose of what we do not know of. But walked off with it.
Left our big heart with a broken heart.
So we are here to raise funds to get his freedom back..
as the walker that was donated does the job but causes stress on his hip and legs. We are ever so greatful for the donation and the big kind hearted thought that was behind it. But the walker does not meet his physical needs and supports.
Being born with cerebral palsy spending the first two years of his life in NICU. Being born only a 3lbs and some change. After leaving hospital Aries spent much of his toddler times on oxygen and was told he may not survive after 5 yrs old. Many health problems surrounded this little fighter.
But he over came the doctors suspicions and passed the age of five. Then they said he would always a vegetable well after years of working with Aries to encourage him to talk walk. He was cruising around by the age of seven. Not very fast but he was getting there.
So they fitted him with proper leg braces that helped his legs become more straight but those hurt him so he under went first of 3 tendon cutting surgeries. Which left him to learn to walk on his legs again.
Aries is a fighter and he didn’t give up. We didn’t give up on him. We got him back up on his legs ripping around the block. Walking to the parks but then the first tragedy struck our Aries. His mother passed and that left him down and broken. He tried to give up and let his muscles tighten again. We got his spirits high again and got him doing stretches and helped him every step of the way.
Aries was determined. He was fitted with his first small walker that gave him a little more freedom. With the new braces and walker Aries had his freedom.
Then he graduated elementary had another tendon surgery. He went into high school where he started to get pains in his hip everytime he walked. That really slowed him down. So they fitted him with a new walker and braces cause our Aries actually grew a bit lol.
Stil the pain was unbearable so we took him in and found out he needed a new hip. So we went for that surgery and he remained in high spirits getting tutors to come out so he could remain up to date with his schooling. He got the third tendon cut with that surgery so he spent months down. But he bounced back got himself a scooter loaned by wascana rehab to get to his classes and he eventually graduated a honour student. This very bright young man had dreams to become a radio broad caster or personality. With his big heart he was going to get some extra classes and credits he needed at the adult campus. When tragedy struck him again his grandmother had cancer. She fought a a valiant battle but was not the victor. So his world had changed completely. The house he grew up in was no longer an option for him to stay so he tried at many family memebers to find a fit for him. Feeling lost and hopeless our young man had a blessing in some funds so he bought himself a new motor scooter everything he needed. Only to lose everything to some family members that made some bad choices. So Aries was back to square one. A duffle bag of clothes and his beloved walker that took him anywhere he felt the need to walk to.
So as it happened one night our Aries left his walker outside and some deviant thief decided he needed that walker for his sole purpose of what we do not know of. But walked off with it.
Left our big heart with a broken heart.
So we are here to raise funds to get his freedom back..
as the walker that was donated does the job but causes stress on his hip and legs. We are ever so greatful for the donation and the big kind hearted thought that was behind it. But the walker does not meet his physical needs and supports.
Organizer
Candace Macaulay
Organizer
Regina, SK
