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  2. Aaron Fotheringham - Wikipedia

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    Fotheringham was born with spina bifida and has had 23 surgeries related to the condition throughout his life. He is one of six children who were adopted by his parents. Fotheringham is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and married Charlee Wilson in the Las Vegas Nevada Temple in 2018. [10]

  3. Couple with Spina Bifida Decides to Adopt Little Girl with ...

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    Small but mighty, 6-year-old Hadley Peterson has been a spitfire since the day she was born. “This one is sassy, sarcastic, funny — and that eye roll,” mom Kelly Peterson tells PEOPLE in an ...

  4. I'll Find a Way - Wikipedia

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    I'll Find a Way is a 1977 Canadian short documentary film directed by Beverly Shaffer about nine-year-old Nadia DeFranco, who has spina bifida.Produced by Studio D, the women's unit of the National Film Board of Canada, the film won an Oscar in 1978 for Best Live Action Short Film.

  5. Jeff St John - Wikipedia

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    St John was involved in educating people about disabilities and was a member of spina bifida support group MOSAIC. [2] He appeared at the opening of the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney where he sang the Australian National Anthem., [5] [8] and a song written for the opening ceremony called The Challenge.

  6. Tatyana McFadden - Wikipedia

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    McFadden was born in Leningrad, then Soviet Union, on April 21, 1989.She was born with spina bifida, a congenital disorder that paralyzed her from the waist down. After her birth mother abandoned her in an orphanage that was too poor to afford a wheelchair for her, she walked on her hands for the first six years of her life.

  7. Spina bifida - Wikipedia

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    Spina bifida is a type of neural tube defect related to but distinct from other types such as anencephaly and encephalocele. [13] Most cases of spina bifida can be prevented if the mother gets enough folate before and during pregnancy. [3] Adding folic acid to flour has been found to be effective for most women. [14]

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  9. Ruth Madeley - Wikipedia

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    Madeley was born in Westhoughton, and was diagnosed with spina bifida six weeks before she was born. [1] [2] She has an older sister named Liz. Her father worked in customer services and her mother was a nurse. [3] When Madeley was 5 years old, the charity Whizz-Kidz provided funding for a custom wheelchair for her. [4]