'This has opened up a whole new world of possibilities for me'

A teen’s dreams are often fuzzy. Think back to your own. Or ask any parent.

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Not so for Alexander James “A.J.” Morrison, 17. His dream is clear as a bell.

A.J. is a groomsman in his cousin’s wedding in Kleinburg next year – and he intends to walk down the aisle unaided. No canes, no walker, no wheelchair. Just his tuxedo and that famous big smile.

Until a month ago, this seemed like a pipe dream. A.J. has cerebral palsy. As long as I’ve known him, he has never walked without help.

Then, one momentous day at physio a few weeks back, he took two steps, then four, then six.

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A.J.’s face lit up in triumph. Trainer Jahiel Spence beamed. A.J.’s mom, Mary Jo Vradis, burst into tears.

“Three months shy of his 18th birthday … and your son walks,” she says, the wonder still in her........

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