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DeJai Mitchell, 23, was born with cerebral palsy. Author: Payton Weidman Updated: 7:26 AM CST December 11, 2020 TYLER, Texas — One step at a time. That was Team DeJai's original motto for 23-year-old DeJai Mitchell when he first started to learn to walk with the help of his exoskeleton "Faith." His mom, Onissa, says he's been confined to a wheelchair most of his life, until last November. "DeJai was born with cerebral palsy, he was born at one pound, 11.9 ounces, he was a 25 week baby," she said. "Actually, they [doctors] said that he wouldn't live past 5-yea...