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By Deanna Rose
January 13th, 2008
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The 12-year-old plays for the Sterling Heights Challengers, a basketball team that gives an opportunity to youth who can’t play the sport on a regular team because they have disabilities.
On Oct. 25, 2000, Cooper was in a car accident that rendered him unable to use his legs due to a spinal cord injury.
“When he came to this team, he was so depressed,” said his mother, Lashanda Cooper. “I can tell it makes a difference.”
For Diane Thornwell, the Challengers were also welcome find. Her 13-year-old twins Myron and Byron Hill were born with cerebral palsy, confining them to wheelchairs. As a result, the teenagers didn’t have many opportunities to become involved in sports.
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