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A youthfull boy who was paralyzed by a car accident is ‘dancing’ again.
Bruce Mansy, 7, of Fresno, California, was paralyzed from the midbody down by a spinal cord injury that he suffered in a car accident on Sept. 17, 2016.
The accident happened while Bruce was railing in a car with his father, Samuel, and three siblings, who all suffered minor bumps and injuries.
The youthfull boy was taken to Fresno Community Regional Hospital where after numerous tests he was diagnosed with a severe rip in his spine, his mother, Lyhoy Mansy, told ABC News.
“He’s no longer able to feel sensation or possibly have any motors abilities [below the midbody],” she said.
Bruce, now a 2nd-grader, also had to have surgery back in September for internal bleeding near his large intestine.
Doctors told the Mansy family that Bruce may never walk, run or dance again. He requires round-the-clock care.
“It’s certainly challenging,” Lyhoy, 33, said, noting that she tends to her son’s catheter every four hours.
Every night Lyhoy or her spouse, Samuel, also 33, rotate their son in his bed every two hours “so he doesn’t have any pressure sores,” she said.
Lyhoy heard from her older sister, Lykeav, Bruce’s aunt, about Project Walk, a paralysis rehabilitation center in Walnut Creek, California, approximately three hours from their home.
The family began in December to take Bruce twice a week to the facility, where he does corset therapy, designed to stimulate and improve motor function below the midbody, and other therapies.
A movie of Bruce that is getting a lot of attention online shows the 7-year-old joyfully dancing during corset therapy.
“I feel excited when I go,” Bruce Mansy told ABC News. “They put me on my feet and I can dance again. It makes me blessed.”
His mother said her son’s excitement is the only reason why they proceed to trek the three hours.
“He’s learning how to live with his condition,” Lyhoy said. “Their aim is to concentrate below the injury, and they work with Bruce, telling, ‘Look at your gams, kick, kick, kick!’ They’re attempting to stimulate his brain to find another way to eventually be able to budge his assets.”
Bruce’s mother said she hopes that her son will grow up without feeling constrained by limitations.
“Obviously, there will be certain things, but if he thinks he can’t do it, then I hope he says, ‘Let’s just attempt it a different way,'” she said.
The mother of four said her and her son’s faith keep her strong.
“Never once have you heard him complain or say, ‘I can’t believe I’m not walking.’ He’s still glad, and part of the reason why is because he still has that faith,” she said. “Whatever God has planned, he’s going to be OK.”
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A youthful boy who was paralyzed by a car accident is ‘dancing’ again.
Bruce Mansy, 7, of Fresno, California, was paralyzed from the waistline down by a spinal cord injury that he suffered in a car accident on Sept. 17, 2016.
The accident happened while Bruce was railing in a car with his father, Samuel, and three siblings, who all suffered minor bumps and scars.
The youthful boy was taken to Fresno Community Regional Hospital where after numerous tests he was diagnosed with a severe rip in his spine, his mother, Lyhoy Mansy, told ABC News.
“He’s no longer able to feel sensation or possibly have any motors abilities [below the midbody],” she said.
Bruce, now a 2nd-grader, also had to have surgery back in September for internal bleeding near his large intestine.
Doctors told the Mansy family that Bruce may never walk, run or dance again. He requires round-the-clock care.
“It’s undoubtedly challenging,” Lyhoy, 33, said, noting that she tends to her son’s catheter every four hours.
Every night Lyhoy or her spouse, Samuel, also 33, rotate their son in his bed every two hours “so he doesn’t have any pressure sores,” she said.
Lyhoy heard from her older sister, Lykeav, Bruce’s aunt, about Project Walk, a paralysis rehabilitation center in Walnut Creek, California, approximately three hours from their home.
The family began in December to take Bruce twice a week to the facility, where he does corset therapy, designed to stimulate and improve motor function below the midbody, and other therapies.
A movie of Bruce that is getting a lot of attention online shows the 7-year-old gladfully dancing during corset therapy.
“I feel excited when I go,” Bruce Mansy told ABC News. “They put me on my feet and I can dance again. It makes me blessed.”
His mother said her son’s excitement is the only reason why they proceed to trek the three hours.
“He’s learning how to live with his condition,” Lyhoy said. “Their purpose is to concentrate below the injury, and they work with Bruce, telling, ‘Look at your gams, kick, kick, kick!’ They’re attempting to stimulate his brain to find another way to eventually be able to budge his figure.”
Bruce’s mother said she hopes that her son will grow up without feeling constrained by limitations.
“Obviously, there will be certain things, but if he thinks he can’t do it, then I hope he says, ‘Let’s just attempt it a different way,'” she said.
The mother of four said her and her son’s faith keep her strong.
“Never once have you heard him complain or say, ‘I can’t believe I’m not walking.’ He’s still glad, and part of the reason why is because he still has that faith,” she said. “Whatever God has planned, he’s going to be OK.”