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Brody Carter Christian

Shriners Hospitals for Children — Canada Shriners Children’s Lexington Shriners Children’s Erie
Brody, an active 17-year-old, enjoys
snowboarding, swimming, golf, Carter, 17, is a senior in high school and Christian, 15, from Erie, Pennsylvania,
volleyball and biking. He also loves hopes to pursue a career in business. is a well-rounded athlete who
playing video games and chatting He has already accumulated 15 hours participated in soccer, baseball and
with his friends online. He lives in of college credit while still in high swimming. Though he enjoyed these
Riverview, New Brunswick, Canada, school. Carter enjoys being outdoors, sports, he found his passion with tennis
with his parents and sister. swimming and traveling. He has a when he was in middle school. When
collection of shoes and loves hip-hop he’s not on the tennis court, Christian
Born with lipomyelomeningocele, music. His favorite artist is Eminem. works at Sonic Drive-In and enjoys golf,
a birth defect that affects the spine, playing video games and traveling.
Brody began receiving care at Carter was 11 when he was struck
Shriners Hospitals for Children — by a car, breaking his leg, arm and Christian was born with a fused elbow,
Canada when he was 2 years old. Due pelvis. Over the course of six years, missing bones in his forearm and
to his condition, the nerves at the base he made a full recovery with the help wrist and missing four fingers on his
of his spine did not develop properly, of his surgeon, Dr. Vishwas Talwalkar, left hand. He began receiving care at
causing many medical challenges, and Dr. Scott Riley, the director of the Shriners Children’s Erie when he was
including an underdeveloped left leg. hand and upper extremity services at a baby and had his first of many arm-
Throughout the years, Brody has Shriners Children’s Lexington. lengthening surgeries when he was 4.
had numerous surgeries and, last In addition to receiving care through
November, had surgery to begin the the outpatient clinic and Pediatric
process of lengthening his leg. This Orthotic and Prosthetic Services
process allowed him to stretch his leg – Northeast, LLC (POPS), he has
2.5 inches. He will still wear a brace also received occupational therapy
due to nerve damage that he was through the years. Christian recently
born with, but Brody is thrilled to no returned to Shriners Children’s Erie
longer need a lift in his shoe. for a custom-built prosthesis that

helps him serve the tennis ball with
more power and precision.

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