The reports vary<\/a> between 64 and nearly 100%.<\/p>\n\u201cWhat does that mean?\u201d She asked with a furrowed brow.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor every kid you know with spina bifida, at least 2 are dead, but probably more,\u201d her older brother stated matter of factly.<\/p>\n
This past Saturday morning after basketball practice, she picked it up again. \u201cMom, I was counting in my head, and I know 13 kids around my age with spina bifida.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah?\u201d I asked. \u201cAnd?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThat means that at least 26 are dead. Twenty-six is enough for at least two more basketball teams.\u201d She sighed and turned to look out the car window.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMom, you know how this weekend we\u2019re going to Oklahoma to play? It\u2019s because we\u2019re the only team in Dallas.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s right. That\u2019s why we always travel, or they come here. There\u2019s only one team in most places.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah\u2026They\u2019re like us, and it\u2019s just wrong. We all have to travel just to have someone to play, because all the other teams are dead\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n
I honestly don\u2019t know what to say to that.<\/p>\n
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***There are 6.5 million people in the Dallas\/Ft Worth area. Ella\u2019s team of fourteen 1st-8th graders<\/strong> is the only team in its age bracket that we know of. For most of her teammates, the Saturday morning practices\/games are the only time<\/em> they ever see other children in wheelchairs.<\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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