The Children’s Treatment Centre of Chatham-Kent (CTC-CK) recently received a donation of parallel bars from the Plasman Group in Tilbury.
This piece of upgraded equipment will help children who use the physiotherapy services at the CTC-CK learn to walk.
“We were told our son Bentley would never walk or talk when he was diagnosed with MeCP2 Duplication Syndrome,” Amanda Hann, parent of a CTC-CK client, said in a media release. “This past summer, he was using the gait sling tracking at the centre during his physiotherapy sessions and quickly progressed to walking with two hands held and weight bearing. We are so happy with the progression.”
The physiotherapy program Bentley uses at the CTC-CK was in need of an upgraded parallel bar system that was adjustable in height and width. The Plasman Group from Tilbury approached the Children’s Treatment Centre Foundation in the summer to see what one of the greatest needs was at the time, and decided to donate the parallel bars.
“We are proud to be partnered with the CTC-CK,” said Shauna Hatch, VP Human Resources for Plasman Group. “There is great work being done by both staff and children that make the world of difference in our community. Thank you for letting us be a part of it.”
