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A Kentucky elementary school teacher went to great lengths to make sure that a student with a physical disability wouldn’t miss out on one of the most important school activities of the year. 10-year-old Ryan King had Spina bifida, a condition that has made her paralyzed from the waist down ever since she was a
The little girl with spina bifida was born in Durham, North Carolina, she has a condition wherein a baby’s spinal cord fails to develop properly. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, it might cause physical and intellectual disabilities that range from mild to severe, depending on certain conditions. Kenydii’s parents, Kenneth and
When Whitney was 20 weeks pregnant with Roman, her ultrasound showed an alarming diagnosis. The growing little boy inside Whitney’s tummy has spina bifida myelomeningocele, a condition that affects the development of the neural tube which, in turn, a severe defect in the spinal cord and its bones. Those with spina bifida have an opening