On the 1st day of Stand Tall Christmas...

Introducing the new and improved Benson!!!

It just seems fitting that for the first day we should go all the back to where it all started, with Benson.  When we first met Benson, he was about 9 years old and was suffering from tuberculosis in his spine.  He was in extreme pain, could only walk a couple days a week and only with assistance, and he was kicked out of school because the teachers didn’t like the way his back looked.  To say the least, this was a pretty sick and unhappy little boy.

Fast forward to today and Benson has turned into the happiest, strongest, and driven young man.  He not only loves, but excels, at sports.  He went from being unable to walk, to a soccer rockstar.  He is a straight “A” student, who is currently in the process of applying to high schools and he dreams of being a spine surgeon “like the ones who fixed my back.”  If you saw him on the street, you would never even know he was previously paralyzed.

Benson’s story is nothing short of a miracle.  His experience inspired the entire future of Stand Tall.  He taught us that surgery wasn’t enough.  In order for the children to truly have a full recovery and be successful, they need more than surgery.  They need opportunity.  Benson is the reason that we sponsor education for every child.  Only through education, will they have the chance to dream.

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