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15 Sep 2011, 1:48 am

Here is a nice story on a little boy born without a cerebellum and a pons who is achieving things previously thought impossible for someone like him.

http://www.wgrz.com/news/article/133912 ... ABCs-Count



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15 Sep 2011, 1:58 am

He'll have a stellar career as a democratic senator someday! :P


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15 Sep 2011, 3:27 am

he has a good hardy spirit. god bless him.



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15 Sep 2011, 4:33 am

That's so sweet. It's also amazing because I bet everyone just wrote him off as soon as they discovered his problem. Although not the same, Kim Peek (AKA the real 'Rain Man') had significant damage to his cerebellum. It will be interesting to see if Chase also develops any splinter skills as a result.


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