FRESNO, Calif. — A young boy is overcoming paralysis to prove that he is not going to let it get him down.
Bruce Mansy, 7, of Fresno, was riding in a car with his father and three siblings when they got into a wreck last September.
Bruce was paralyzed from the waist down, while his father and siblings only received bumps and bruises.
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"He’s no longer able to feel sensation or possibly have any motors skills [below the waist]," his mother, Lyhoy Mansy, told ABC News.
Bruce had to have back surgery in September for internal bleeding near his large intestine.
Doctor had told Bruce he may never walk, run or dance again, and requires around-the-clock care.
Bruce has become part of Project Walk, where he now goes for harness therapy, which is designed to help with improving his motor function below the waist.
The family drives three hours away twice a week for the therapy.
A video of Bruce dancing during the harness therapy has gotten a lot of attention online.
His mother said her son's excitement is the only reason why they continue to trek the three hours.
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