Mom Writes Viral Note To Boy Who Saw Her Son With Disability Like Any Other Kid

One mother was deeply moved when she witnessed a boy's interaction with her young son.  When Katie Myers' son, Kaden, was 7 months old, he was diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy, a disease that causes his muscles to get progressively weaker. Now 1, Kaden, who needs a wheelchair to get around, has trouble with certain movements, Myers told The Huffington Post. So during a recent trip to the South Florida Science Center and Aquarium in West Palm Beach, Kaden had some difficulty playing at one of the interactive exhibits. But one thoughtful boy came over and helped the 1-year-old out, assisting him with the device and ultimately playing with him just as an old friend would.  Myers, who often captures Kaden's experiences, happened to snap a photo of the pair and later shared the picture on Facebook along with an emotional thank-you to the boy.  "To the little boy at the science museum, I don't know who you are, but thank you for being amazing," she wrote. "You didn't ask what was wrong with him or why he couldn't walk, you just saw him. ... You will probably never see this but just by being you, you make this world better."  The moving photo, which was uploaded last Thursday, has since gone viral with more than 246,000 likes and over 57,000 shares.  "When I originally shared [the post], I never in my wildest dreams imagined this would happen with it," Myers told HuffPost of attention the photo has attracted. "It sounds so cliché...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - Category: Science Source Type: news