A Georgia therapist started a soccer team so kids with cerebral palsy could play
Occupational therapist Lindsay Kraun founded CP Soccer Atlanta after a patient said he wanted to play. Eight-year-old goalie Tayden Merrell says it means he is not alone.
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Occupational therapist Lindsay Kraun started CP Soccer Atlanta after a patient told her he wanted to play, 11Alive reported. The team gives children with cerebral palsy a side of their own.
Eight-year-old goalie Tayden Merrell said it means he is not alone. The CP World Cups are scheduled to begin this week in Fayetteville, Georgia. The team is a place to play. It is not a medical treatment, and it does not change a diagnosis.
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