world. he may have sma but sma absolutely will never define him. i love you start strong. he s precious and adorable. he s having a good time by your lap. katherine, in this picture, when you saw this mystery boy rea reaching out to help caden, what was your message to him? could you read the caption and send the message again to him if he s listening and all kids out there. i want him to know the way he treated my son is the way i wish everyone would treat him. that they would see him first before seeing his wheelchair. it s so often that when a child comes up to caden, the first thing they say is, what s wrong? why is he hurt? right now that doesn t affect him because of how young he is.
when you hear 10 million saw this photo of a kid being kind and treating caden like caden. what does that mean to you? it s amazing. it gave me hope for the future. it helped me owe to realize that there are so many people that are so good and so kind. you re exactly right when you say we have hope. when caden was diagnosed with sma, we were told that he would lose every ability he had until he could no longer breathe oral swallow on his own. we know that that s not true. i do want to point out that caden has sma type 2. it s most severe form, children with sma never even sit up. their parents basically fight for their life every single day. they can t swallow, can t
mcdonalds is top breakfast choice in the country. 41% choose mcd s for first meal. subway came in second followed by ihop. i ll continue to follow that story. thanks brian. you ve probably seen this pop up on your facebook feed, but have you heard the story behind it? meyers diagnosed with a rare spinal disorder shortly after he was born. on the left, a history boy helping caden interact with an exhibit. the older boy helped him pick up balls from the ground and pull the lever. that boy was simply being kind. caden s mom is here with a message for the mystery boy she wants the nation to hear. good morning katherine and caden. hi. good morning. thank you so much for having us. we are so excited to be able to share our hazing boy with the
breathe. they can only really communicate with their eyes. they ll still tell you they love life and want to live. this is why this message is so important right now because there s treatment out there. we need it to come out of clinical trials and available to everyone with sma whether they re three months old or 30 years old. they need this treatment. you re absolutely right about that. i love what you re doing. caden has an awesome arm. he s having a blast with that toy there. i love watching him do that. he does. good work buddy. when you see the boy out there for anyone that may pass someone by in a wheelchair, young or old. as a mom of someone who s in one, how should someone act toward caden?