Three-year-old Leo’s face lights up as he takes his first steps strapped into a green machine, his small fingers grabbing onto the handle bars as his sneakers push off the ground, propelling him forward with the help of a robotic walker.

His mom, Inna Begelfer, watches him with a wide smile.

Two and a half years ago, when her son was first diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder at six months old, a doctor told her family Leo would never walk, Begelfer said.

“He did amazing. I have butterflies,” Begelfer said. “My son can walk. Yeah, he’s disabled, but he still has the option of walking, which is amazing.”

It was Leo’s first time in the mobility device called Trexo. It’s the first one available in the province, acquired by the Regina-based non-profit First Steps Wellness Centre, thanks

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