The five-year-old Blake Mompher from Prospect, Ohio (USA) is seriously ill. He suffers from Spina bifida, a so-called “open back”. The Doctors assumed that the Boy can never run. But the little fighter surprised all of them.
In the 20. Week of pregnancy mother Megan received during a routine ultrasound a shocking message. Her unborn son was diagnosed with Spina bifida. “I knew something was wrong,” she told the Daily Mail. The disease is a rare malformation of the spine and of the spinal cord. Affected are not able to mentally and physically handicapped, incurable congenital disease. Only the symptoms can be alleviated by certain drugs some.
Before his first birthday, the young Blake had to draw Mompher five operations. Currently, the five-year-old regularly goes to speech, Occupational and physical therapy. In addition, the small fighter sits mostly in a wheelchair.
Blake’s story of courage – "There’s always Hoffnung"
But Blake is a fighter. Together with his mother, Blake had a goal: He wanted to be able to run. And indeed: With the help of his therapist managed to Blake to walk a few steps. On the closing ceremony of the pre-school he surprised his teachers, classmates and their parents with his progress. With a small Walker, he stalked through the door. And the reactions were overwhelming.
Children, parents and teachers could not believe their eyes. They had seen Blake never run. “Everyone stood and applauded,” says mother of Megan. “I couldn’t believe it.” Blake’s parents shared this heart-warming Moment on their Facebook page “Team Blake”. And here, too, they received numerous messages. "I cry for joy when I see you run, Blake", wrote a Userin. "The Video gives me hope that my child will one day walk again kann", in a private message to the family.
“We hope that we can encourage other parents, who fear for their child, which has a […] receive a similar diagnosis. There is always hope.“, Meghan said.