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Wheelchair means independence for Grand Island 2nd grader washingtontimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from washingtontimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
By Jeff Bahr
Grand Island Independent
Ian Thompson, a second-grader at Dodge Elementary School, has sometimes had trouble getting around in his manual wheelchair.
Heâll have much less difficulty now that he has a power wheelchair.
Ian, 8, was surprised with the new wheelchair Monday afternoon in the Dodge gymnasium. He was also presented with a new gait trainer.
Jenny Rother, a physical therapist for Grand Island Public Schools, shows Ian Thompson features of his new wheelchair Monday at Dodge Elementary School. (Independent/Josh Salmon) Josh Salmon
Nineteen people, including 14 of his classmates, held up letters that read âCongratulations Ian!â at the presentation. Some of the letters were held up by his siblings: Connor, 15, Kane, 13 and Mila, 11. The group also held up balloons in the Dodge school colors, purple and yellow.