WATCH ABOVE: 14-year-old Hunter Gandee is at it again. For the second year he’s Walking raising awareness for Cerebral Palsy- His brother Braden has it and he’s carrying him on his back.
A 14-year-old boy strapped his 8-year-old brother to his back and walked for 91.7 kilometres (57 miles) over the weekend to raise awareness for cerebral palsy, the condition which keeps his younger sibling from walking without help.
Hunter Gandee started the walk Friday in his hometown of Temperance, Michigan and finished on Sunday in at the University of Michigan’s Pediatric Rehabilitation Center in Ann Arbor.
“I just want to help the people out who have conditions like my brother does,” Gandee said. “You know, I saw things I wanted to change in Braden’s life, so I went out and attacked the idea.”
The walk is called a “Cerebral Palsy Swagger” and is actually the second time Gandee has carried his brother to raise awareness; last year, he walked almost 65 km with his younger brother strapped to his back.
“We were able to reach more people,” Gandee said about this year’s walk, according to the Associated Press. “That’s what our goal was.”
Cerebral Palsy is a diagnosis which healthcare professionals use to describe a variety of conditions, according to the Ontario Foundation for Cerebral Palsy. Symptoms of cerebral palsy aren’t always visible but when they are, can include impaired motor functions, balance, control, coordination, reflexes and posture as well as oral motor dysfunction.
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