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Why We Do What We Do: 6-Year-Old Boy with Cerebral Palsy Walks to His U.S. Marine Father for the First Time

11th April, 2017

Editor’s Note:  This an oldie but goodie that we never published here.   It came up in our feed and I had to share it.   Enjoy!

[Source:  Welcome Home Blog/YouTube]

“When my husband left on his deployment, our 6-year-old son could not walk on his own. He has cerebral palsy. Doctors originally said that he would never walk or do much of anything. While daddy was away, he learned to walk. For his homecoming, we set it up for Michael to walk to his daddy for the first time ever! We kept the fact that he could walk a secret the whole time his dad was gone!”

Watch the Video on the Welcome Home Blog

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