KETC | Living St. Louis | Healing the Children

From KETC, Living St. Louis Producer Anne-Marie Berger tells the inspiring story of a 9-year-old boy from the Dominican Republic who came to St. Louis for medical treatment. Born with club feet, Christian had difficulty walking and would need special surgery. The Missouri chapter of Healing the Children brought Christian to the United States and arranged for his stay with the Kemper family of Webster Groves. After six months of treatment from Shriners Hospital, Christian is now able to walk on both feet. He returned home to his parents in the Dominican Republic in June 2008.

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Nonprofits & Activism

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• KETC
• LivingStLouis
• StLouis
• Healing
• Children
• Kemper
• Family
• Webster
• Shriners
• Hospital
• Berger
• Club
• Feet
• Dr.Dobbs
• Christian

[votemeli]

awesome story

[vjm1234]

I'm so proud of you guys! What a wonderful gift you gave this little boy. Not just the new feet, but the love of your family. I'm in tears. Love you guys. Smiley:D

[flipturnz]

You are a w o n d e r f u l family for taking care of Christian and fulfilling a little boys dream to walk.

[tonewheel]

What the heck are you talking about, Blasted? Clearly, you're not the type to take care of anything or anyone...

[blaster21996]

Yep! Yet another case of Americans taking care of other countries populations, as American citizens can go to hell!