Dunedin Firefighter Dreams of His Child Walking

Jason "Jay" Griggs and his wife Lori want something more for their daughter, but they need help getting it.

Kiley Griggs is nearly 3 years old, and she can already tell her mother “I love you“ in Spanish. She can recite from memory some of the words to Max the Minnow, a picture book, in a soft voice.   She can’t walk or crawl or sit up on her own. Kiley, born prematurely, was diagnosed with cerebral palsy. Now, she’s realizing her condition is making her different from friends who can walk. “She’s starting to understand now that ‘I should be able to do this,’” said Kiley’s mother, Lori Griggs. “Our dream, since, she is so smart, is for her to walk." So the dream was entered into the Upromise Dream Wall Sweepstakes. If the Griggs win, they want to use the money from the contest to pay for new therapy that will strengthen Kiley’s balance, …

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