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Girl with cerebral palsy earns special bike
Published August 21, 2005 by Lima News
LIMA — Lauren Hatcher wants to play like other little girls. She wants to run and jump and, more than anything, she wants to ride a bike. But the 3-year-old has cerebral palsy, which has kept her from doing those things. Until now.
On Tuesday, Lauren received a shiny, red and very special bicycle from the “Shine a Light” company. Lauren’s family, along with friends from Lima Allen Council on Community Action, Lima Senior High School and Rhodes State College helped sell 108 safety lights, earning Lauren her hand-controlled bike.
“This way she can be like her big sister,” said her mom, Heather Hatcher, as she watched her excited daughter take off down the sidewalk. “She strives to be like everyone else. She doesn’t know there’s anything wrong with her.”
Lauren was joined by neighbors and the staff at LACCA for her virgin voyage on the new bike Wednesday afternoon.
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