10-08-2016, 11:16 PM
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A very brave boy.
Not sure if this should be in 'Pets'?I have just read an article about a young lad of 9 years old who was the innocent victim of a hit & run accident involving a motorbike, a couple of years ago.
This poor kid was dragged along at speed, ending up with both legs badly broken and terrible internal injuries.
He was airlifted to hospital and they saved his life, but he still needs more operations because his legs now won't grow properly.
At Christmas he was given a posh scooter by his Mum & Dad, a special one to help build up his leg muscles.
One day when he was on his way home on his precious scooter from swimming lessons, he saw a large, very frightened dog on the roundabout, trying to dodge all the traffic.
This lad is an avid dog lover, and after he saw three near misses, inspite his fear of being run over again, he went into the traffic to help the dog. All the adults in cars just drove by.
He reached the dog and using his swimming bag as a make-shift lead, he tried to get the dog to safety, but the terrified dog was pulling him all over the place.
He couldn't manage the scooter and the dog as well, so he made a choice, and decided to ditch his beloved scooter.
He somehow got this dog back to his home, but when his family went back for his scooter, someone had pinched it!
A while later, a surprise was planned for this boy, and he was asked to help give prizes out at a presentation on stage. Little did he know at this point, that some lovely people called "Harvey's Army" had already bought him a brand new scooter and wanted to get him there to present it and make people aware of this lad's kindness and bravery.
When asked about his decision to leave his scooter to help the animal he replied - " Not a hard decision - the dog's life was more important than a scooter."
He apparently beamed from ear to ear though, when his new one was wheeled on to the stage for him.
What a lovely boy.
11-08-2016, 10:16 AM
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Re: A very brave boy.
Originally Posted by Muddy
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A lovely story .However what was he doing out alone i would not let my nine year old grandson out alone on a dangerous road and what was everyone else doing while a child was trying to rescue a dog on a busy highway?
The article said cars just kept going, no one stopped to help the lad.
Regarding him being out on his own, maybe the pool was right by his house
dunno Muddy, just reporting the article.There was a lovely photo of the boy with his own little dog.
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