Musician's daughter victim of a horrible crime before birth
Two-year-old Blossom can't currently walk after a stray bullet struck her spinal cord while she was still in the womb of her mother.
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Two-year-old Blossom can't currently walk after a stray bullet struck her spinal cord while she was still in the womb of her mother.
Tulane engineering students have partnered with the nonprofit organization Make Good to design wheelchairs for very small children.
Tulane engineering students have partnered with the nonprofit organization Make Good to design wheelchairs for very small children.
Custom wheels get special-needs tots moving
Nineteen-month-old Elijah Jack is unable to walk like most toddlers his age. Special needs children like him often take longer than most to become independently mobile. Elijah was one of the first to get a specially designed rolling chair built by a team of biomedical engineering students at Tulane University. He now has mastered getting around on wheels — turning, stopping and steering all on his own. The chair has allowed Elijah to have a whole new level of independence. His mother now does too. She now has time to get other things done since she no longer has to carry him all day.