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This loving and funny 8 year old young man has faced more hardships than any child his age should have to deal with. Born with Spinal Muscular Atrophy which is a genetic neuromuscular disorder that affects the nerve cells that control voluntary muscles.  He is confined to using a wheelchair and has limited hand mobility. Last year, He was in the hospital from July to New Year’s Eve, He had a major back surgery in October and then had to go back to the hospital in April due to his lung collapsing.  Life has been tough on him, but he is a jokester and he makes everyone laugh especially his older brother who shares the same genetic disorder and is in a wheel chair as well. These two are best friends and share the same interests.

Life has been tough for his family but they have a strong family bond and they work well together. They really draw strengthen from each other and they always come up on top regardless of what challenges they are faced with.

While he in the hospital and healing from his last hospital stay, his beloved grandma passed away from a Covid related illness. On top of that his beloved grandfather had a spinal stroke and became paralyzed.  The silver lining though was that their grandpa now gets to live under the same roof as them and they are all drawing strength from each other.

With all these challenges he faces them with a positive attitude each and every day. His mom describes him as sharp as a wit and so funny.  He finds solace and happiness in video games, Fort Night is his favorite. He is a huge Marvel Fan and loves Star Wars and Baby Yoda.

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KiDS NEED MoRE Headquarters, 600 Albany Avenue, Suite 14, Amityville NY 11701

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