ROMA – Un ragazzo di 14 anni del Michigan ha corso 40 miglia, circa 64 chilometri, con il fratello disabile sulle spalle.
Lo scopo del gesto avvenuto durante la maratona di Saline nel Michigan, era quella di attirare l’attenzione dei medici e aumentare la sensibilità popolare su una grave patologia come la paralisi cerebrale.
Hunter Gandee, prima di correre ha organizzato una raccolta fondi nella sua scuola. Attraverso la vendita di braccialetti, Hunter ha raccolto ben 350 dollari. Poi ha camminato per 30 ore, insieme al fratello disabile. Tutta la folla presente alla maratona ha incoraggiato i due fratelli. L’Ap ha dedicato al bel gesto di questo ragazzo di 14 anni, una galleria di foto:
Hunter Gandee, 14, holds his brother Braden Gandee, 7, in a harness on his back on Saturday, June 7, 2014, in Temperance, Mich. Hunter set out on a 40-mile trek on Saturday with his brother hoping to raise awareness about the muscular condition, Cerebral Palsy Swagger, that prevents the younger boy from being able to walk without help. (AP Photo/Detroit Free Press, Eric D. Lawrence) DETROIT NEWS OUT; NO SALES
Hunter Gandee, 14, holds his brother Braden Gandee, 7, in a harness on his back on Saturday, June 7, 2014, in Temperance, Mich. Hunter set out on a 40-mile trek on Saturday with his brother strapped to his back, hoping to raise awareness about the muscular condition, Cerebral Palsy Swagger, that prevents the younger boy from being able to walk without help. (AP Photo/Detroit Free Press, Eric D. Lawrence) DETROIT NEWS OUT; NO SALES
Braden Gandee is splayed out on a medicine ball during a break in the Cerebral Palsy Swagger in Saline, Mich. on Sunday, June 8, 2014. Fourteen-year-old Hunter Gandee walked from his junior high school not far from the Ohio boundary to the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. He carried his brother, Braden, throughout the two-day journey. (AP Photo/The Ann Arbor News, Chris Asadian)
Braden Gandee, 7, sits on the lap of his mother, Danielle Gandee, while his brother, Hunter Gandee, gives a thumbs-up sign in Ann Arbor, Mich., Sunday, June 8, 2014. The Gandee brothers completed a 40-mile walk from their hometown of Temperance, Michigan, to Ann Arbor. Hunter did the walk with Braden on his back. Called the “Cerebral Palsy Swagger,” it was designed to raise awareness about the muscle disorder that affects Braden. (AP Photo/Mike Householder)
Hunter Gandee is interviewed by television cameramen outside the University of Michigan Bahna Wrestler Center after completing the 40-mile walk on Sunday, June 8, 2014. The 14-year-old walked from his junior high school not far from the Ohio boundary to the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. He carried his brother, Braden, throughout the two-day journey. (AP Photo/The Ann Arbor News, Chris Asadian)
Hunter Gandee, 14, waits to cross an intersection in Saline, Mich. on Sunday, June 8, 2014, during the second day of his two-day, 40-mile “Cerebral Palsy Swagger” walk to raise awareness for the muscle disorder that affects his 7-year-old brother, Braden, who was on his brother’s back for the entirety of their journey from Temperance, Michigan, to Ann Arbor, Mich. (AP Photo/Mike Householder)
Hunter Gandee, 14, walks in Saline, Mich., on Sunday, June 8, 2014, during the second day of his two-day, 40-mile “Cerebral Palsy Swagger” walk to raise awareness for the muscle disorder that affects his 7-year-old brother, Braden, who was on his brother’s back for the entirety of their journey from Temperance, Mich., to Ann Arbor, Mich. (AP Photo/Mike Householder)
