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A Mother's Love and Determination

The first signs that something was wrong with 11-year-old Connor Teare came when he was a toddler. His muscles were growing increasingly rigid and becoming more difficult to move. He went from leg braces to a walker and, finally, a wheelchair by the time he was 5. "I tried to walk like the other kids ... I just couldn't do it," said Connor, who lives with his family in Burton, Ohio. His mother, Cynthia Teare, brought him to a dozen different doctors but none could figure out what was...Full Story
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