About 15 years ago, Andrew McLindon, a businessman and crazy cyclist, was riding his bike in Austin, Texas, when he thought about Jack, a friend's 12-year-old son. Jack had never known the joy of biking because he suffered from hydrocephalus (脑水肿), a buildup of fluid in the brain that often causes balance disturbances.
When he got home, McLindon, now 60, went online and found a three-wheel bike with a balancing bar, perfect for a child with balance issues. Soon Jack was riding around the street with his friends, having fun and getting exercise. But there was more, as his friend told McLindon. "I'll never forget the smile on his face when my son is interacting with other kids.
That smile launched the McLindon Family Foundation. Funded by donations, the group works with clinics to find children who can benefit from owning an adaptive bike and to help make each bike to the particular needs of the child. A bike may include a headrest, a shoulder belt, a seat belt and so on. The bikes are expensive- $3, 000 to 94, 000, and that's with the foundation's producer's discount. For kids lucky enough to get one, they're a life changer.
"We worked with a 14-year-old who has spina bifida (脊柱裂),"says McLindon." She spent most days on the couch watching TV. Soon after she got her bike, she was training for special-needs triathlons (三项全能运动). In a magazine interview, she said,'I always knew there was an athlete in me.
So far, the foundation has given away 450 bikes, and that's just a start. "I do a lot of things. I run a lot of companies," McLindon says." But getting these kids their bikes is the most important thing that I do.
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