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Several high school students in Rhode Island helped a five-year-old wheelchair user stay sheltered while waiting for the school bus every morning by building him a bus stop shelter. Waiting for the school bus may be a simple activity for some, but that isn’t the case for Ryder Killam, who was born with spina bifida …

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Jack, a 9-month-old American Bully with spina bifida who got stood up by his potential adoptive family, is getting closer to finding his forever home. About a week ago, the dog’s foster family prepared for him to meet his potential adopter. They gave him a bath and made him wear his fancy harness and Mickey …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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