Just when you thought you’re ready to give up on humanity, a story like this comes along to change your mind.
Logan Moore is a two-year-old boy, who was born with hypotonia or floppy baby syndrome. Hypotonia is a state of low muscle tone and reduced muscle strength. A child with hypotonia exhibits a floppy quality or rag doll feeling when being held, according to the Boston Children’s Hospital.
This medical condition is usually detected at infancy because of very obvious signs. Infants with hypotonia “may lag behind in acquiring certain fine and gross motor developmental milestones that enable a baby to hold his or her head up when placed on the stomach, balance themselves or get into a sitting position and remain seated without falling over.”
Hypotonia can be treated but there’s a piece of information that’s important.
Hypotonia can be caused by several different diseases, and treatment cannot begin without determining the real cause. Once the cause and diagnosis have been identified, doctors recommend several treatment programs, including physical therapy programs, to help the child live a normal life.
In order to help him walk, Logan’s parents, Justin and Christian, have fitted his legs with braces. But they realized that Logan still needed a walker.
They asked their health insurance if they can provide a walker for Logan but, since mobility walkers can cost at least $600, their request was eventually denied.
So they decided they’ll create a makeshift temporary walker for Logan so he can start walking.
They researched online for tutorials on how to make their own and they found out they can make the walker using PVC pipes. They visited their local Home Depot store in search of these materials. They were able to talk to the service desk manager, Cathy Ennsley, and ask for help. Cathy, who was raising a daughter with special needs, enlisted the help of Home Depot employees to assist the Moore family.
Joe Ritchie, the store manager, and Jeff Anderson, one of the employees that Cathy asked, took a look at their plans and had a brilliant idea.
“We told them to go and have ice cream and come back in an hour so that we can get all the materials ready for them,” Jeff said.
The Moores were grateful for the help and agreed.
While they enjoyed their ice cream,
The Home Depot employees gathered all the materials and went on to surprise Logan and his parents. They ended up assembling the makeshift walker and even painting it orange and painted his name on it.
When the Moores returned, they were stunned!
The walker was already assembled and that this Home Depot store in Cedartown, Georgia was giving it to them for free. They were so ecstatic and grateful. Logan had a huge smile on his face.
They helped him get settled with the walker and immediately, Logan started to walk with using their creation. The Moore family are ever so grateful for the generosity and kindness that the Home Depot employees showed them on that day. And the Home Depot team are just so happy to be able to make a small positive difference in a young boy’s life.
Watch Logan’s face lights up at their surprise!
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