Mobility

This Might Be the Coolest Halloween Costume Ever!

Thu 9 Jan 2020

"Most of the time when he's in his wheelchair, he gets stared at. He's 'different.' But you put that costume on…he becomes a superstar!" Ryan Weimer wanted his son Keaton–who has Spinal Muscular Atrophy– to experience the fun other kids have on Halloween, so with imagination and love, he transformed his son’s wheelchair into something incredible.

Learn even more about the Weimer family and how they've transformed other kids' wheelchairs by visiting their website: magicwheelchair.org

Watch the video.

Video by Jess Blank. © 2020 Good Worldwide Inc. and Upworthy.com. All Rights Reserved.

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