Today my husband and I had the pleasure of attending a luncheon with AMBUCS in Mesquite. We were invited to their weekly meeting because they wanted to present Braylon with a very special trike. About 6 weeks ago B's physical therapist presented me with the idea of getting Braylon a tricycle to help with his therapy. At the time I had no way of knowing how special that idea would be. The trike has a chain that runs vertically instead of horizontal like on most bikes. With the chain running vertical it allows the user to pedal with both their feet and hands. What these mean for Braylon is when riding his new trike he can pedal with his feet and right arm while stretching out his left arm. Normally the only time B's arm gets a good stretch in is during therapy or while he's on our laps and we're stretching his arm straight. And believe me that's not very fun for B! Now with the help of the bike our daily walks will be therapy and riding bikes with his brothers will be therapy.... so much more fun!! I can't wait to post video of B on his new trike!
Although we didn't stay long at the luncheon, I was reminded of so much. AMBUCS is a group of business men and women taking time to help others out. The organization first started out giving scholarships in physical therapy. Some years into it they began to see their passion to help turn into someone else's passion to create. See Braylon's very special trike was designed by a physical therapist who once received a scholarship thru AMBUCS. With the help of some John Deer mechanics she was able envision and develop a trike that has now helped hundreds of children in their challenging journey. It's funny how in all situations God puts a feeling, a desire deep inside of you and once you begin to pursue it, He can make it so much bigger than you ever expected.
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