Paralyzed man gives disabled kids hope through yoga
“My name is Matt. My legs are a little skinnier than many,” admits Matthew Sanford, a complete stranger to the wide-eyed youngsters in wheelchairs and hospital beds assembled in the auditorium of Chicago’s Shriners Hospitals for Children.
The young onlookers, all with disabilities, know nothing about the yoga this 45-year-old’s about to teach them. What they know — instantly — is that Sanford is one of them because he’s instructing from a wheelchair.
Affectionately calling his audience his “tribe,” Sanford guides his wheelchair to each patient to thoughtfully inquire about his or her disability (“What’s going on?” “What have you been told?”).
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Julia Roberts
Julia Roberts is founder of Support for Special Needs and has been a regular contributor since its inception in May 2010. A mom to two kids with special needs, she didn't want other parents to feel what is the often isolating world of raising a child (or two!) with disabilities. Her kids had kidney transplants at the age of eight and will need liver transplants in the future as a result of ARPKD/CHF. They both have vision disorders and learning disabilities.