7 s Hero: Emmett first-grader inspires an accessible path at his school
Pete Goers was having a hard time getting to the playground at Kenneth Carberry Elementary, so the community came together to build him Pete s Path. Author: Maggie O Mara Updated: 6:22 AM MST January 18, 2021
EMMETT, Idaho 7-year-old Pete Goers of Emmett had a difficult start in life. When he was born, he had to undergo his first brain surgery within 24 hours.
His official diagnosis is Rhombencephalosynapsis (RES), which has caused hydrocephalus and global developmental delays.
“We knew when I was pregnant that there were going to be problems. We had a 19-week scan that showed severe hydrocephalus,” Pete’s mother Lara Goers said. “We didn t know what to expect, but what he has done so far has already beat the expectations of what was laid before us.”