'Feel Good' Story of the Week: Boy with Cerebral Palsy Completes Charity Triathlon for Other Kids with CP!
[Source: The Daily Mail]
Cerebral palsy sufferer, 10, who learned to walk two years ago completes triathlon to raise money for schoolgirl with the same condition
A ten-year-old boy with cerebral palsy who learned to walk just two years ago took part in a triathlon to raise hundreds of pounds for a girl with the same condition.
Aspiring paralympian Jack Lawrence is so delighted with his progress since undergoing a groundbreaking operation in 2009 that he wants to spread the word and help others walk like he does.
The selfless schoolboy ran half-a-mile, cycled half-a-mile and did 25 lengths in his local swimming pool in Filey, North Yorks., to raise 832 pounds to help India Robertson, 11, reach her fundraising goal for the procedure in America.
A ten-year-old boy with cerebral palsy who learned to walk just two years ago took part in a triathlon to raise hundreds of pounds for a girl with the same condition.
Aspiring paralympian Jack Lawrence is so delighted with his progress since undergoing a groundbreaking operation in 2009 that he wants to spread the word and help others walk like he does.
The selfless schoolboy ran half-a-mile, cycled half-a-mile and did 25 lengths in his local swimming pool in Filey, North Yorks., to raise 832 pounds to help India Robertson, 11, reach her fundraising goal for the procedure in America.
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